Lake District sunshine
Friday 21st March 2025 – we arrived for a week’s holiday in the Lake District and this is the view of the Langdale valley from the living room! It was originally planned that our two son’s and partner were going to join us but commitments meant that they couldn’t. We had already invited a friend to join us so it was nice that she could still make it. The garden wraps around the house and is full of birds and animals: Squirrel, pheasant, nuthatch, stoat, jackdaw to name a few. The house is an absolute gem and is in a fabulous location for many walks from the door, it’s possible to go in any direction and end up at a pub or tearoom :).
Well here is the view from the first walk on the first day – the beautiful Side Pike. It is really only a tiddler of a climb but it makes up for its lack of height with the most stunning of views of the Langdale Pikes and surrounding fells. It really is a 360 panorama and the little scramble to get to the top is truly worthwhile.
We had a little packed lunch and enjoyed the view for a short time before back-tracking on the route down to the valley below and along the road to the house.
The small climb reminded me how different the lakes are to our flat walks on the Somerset Levels! Note to myself…must get fitter!
From the house, we also walked towards the nearest village (Elterwater) where there is a pub and gorgeous coffee shop where you can buy the most amazing ice cream (Blueberry and Cream my favourite). This is the view on the way back, the sun shining on the Langdale Pikes in the distance, truly beautiful.
And here is one last picture – we parked up near Elterwater and walked up to Loughrigg Tarn which is quite a popular spot for wild swimming. Too cold for me but it was a lovely spot to sit and enjoy the view with such a lovely blue sky. We really hit lucky with this weather in March and hoping it’s not our summer arrived early! Happy days in the Lake District 🙂
