We head west to a lovely part of Cumbria known as Ennerdale where we had loads of paddles and a fantastic walk up onto the fells.
Keswick Railway footpath
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September 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Keswick was our destination on Tuesday when we went for a family outing. With the weather a little breezy dad thought it would be best if we visited the Keswick Railway footpath and went for a strole. After parking the car near to the Keswick Leisure Centre we climbed the wooden faced steps up to [...]
A new walk at Kingmoor
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September 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
With an air temperature of 13 degrees and white fluffy clouds in the sky we escaped the confines of the house for another expedition, this time to the north of Carlisle. Our destination was to be the Kingmoor North Nature Reserve on the side of the former 14 Maintainance Unit (14MU) depot. This is a [...]
Caldbeck, John Peel and a bobbin mill called The Howk
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August 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Caldbeck in North Cumbria was our destination earlier this week as we once again went on our adventures. This small village is situated midway between Carlisle and Keswick, around 12miles from each. One claim to fame for this area is the erection of the new television transmitter mast on a nearby fell. This mast is [...]
Kingmoor Nature Reserve visited, Carlisle
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June 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
To the woods near Carlisle today for our big walk of the week. The Kingmoor Nature Reserve to the north of the City was to be our destination as dad didn’t fancy going to far with rain clouds circling overhead. He thought that at least the trees would provide a bit of cover if it [...]
