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High Spy –
Catbells |
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at the bottom of the drive
straight on and through the village,
over stepping stones and up Rigg Beck, through
old slate mine workings
to the col and right to High Spy and along Maiden
Moor to Catbells. 4 hours.
Return can made by launch and bus, or walking
back by the river Derwent. |
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Grange-
Seatoller terrace |
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at the bottom of the drive
straight on and through the village,
over stepping stones and a third of the way up
Rigg Beck to meet the
delightful low level Grange-Seatoller terrace
path. Go left to Seatoller for tea
or right to Grange for tea; back alongside the
river Derwent.
Alternatively the bus can be caught to either end
and the full walk done. |
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Buttermere via
Dale Head |
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at the bottom of the drive
straight on and through the village,
over stepping stones and up Rigg Beck, through
old slate mine workings to col,
straight ahead to Dale Head Tarn, up Dale Head
and along the ridge,
passing Hindsgarth then onto Robinson and down to
The Bridge Hotel at Buttermere. 4 ½ hours.
Bus back in season or bus to Buttermere and
reverse the above walk. |
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River path to
Grange |
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at the bottom of the drive
straight on and through the village, over
stepping
stones and follow the river path through ancient
woods to Grange;
possibly climbing Castle Crag on the way. |
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Watendlath |
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at the bottom of the drive
turn right along the very popular path to
Watendlath
with its beautiful tarn and excellent tea shop. 1
hour. |
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Brund Fell and
Kings Howe |
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at the bottom of the drive
turn right along the very popular path
towards Watendlath, but at the highest point turn
off left to
Brund Fell (1 hour) return same way or continue
onto Kings How
and then perhaps down to Grange and bus back. |
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Dock Tarn and
Great Crag |
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at the bottom of the drive
turn left alongside Stonethwaite Beck, past the
bridge
to Stonethwaite, then left steeply up through
ancient oak woods to the peaceful
Dock Tarn, maybe climbing higher onto Great Crag.
Continue down to turn left on the
Watendlath path back to Rosthwaite. |
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Grasmere via
Greenup Edge |
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at the bottom of the drive
turn left alongside Stonethwaite Beck, past the
bridge to Stonethwaite,
continue on the bridleway by innumerable
waterfalls to Greenup Edge and down
Far Easedale, possibly visiting Easedale Tarn, to
Grasmere. 5 hours. Catch 2 buses back to
Rosthwaite.
The Langdale Pikes can also be visited from
Greenup Edge. |
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Langstrath
valley |
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at the bottom of the drive
turn left alongside Stonethwaite Beck, past the
bridge to Stonethwaite,
at the next bridge turn right along the east side
of the Langstrath Valley, after 10 minutes
a bridge can be taken to shorten the walk, or
continue to the bottom of Stake Pass and return
on the west side to Stonethwaite and a welcome
pint in The Langstrath bar.
The walk can be extended to go up to Angle Tarn
under Bowfell or over into the Langdale valley. |
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Bessyboot and
Glaramara |
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at the bottom of the drive
turn left alongside Stonethwaite Beck, over the
bridge into Stonethwaite,
down to a campsite and turn right up Stanger Gill
onto Rosthwaite Fell. Find Bessyboot
and Tarn at Leaves, then head towards Glaramara
and return down Thornythwaite Fell
to Mountain View and Rosthwaite. 6 hours. |
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Walks from
Seathwaite |
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Seathwaite is ¾ hour walk
from The Barn, but best to drive in 5 minutes.
Great days on the fells begin and end here;
Scafell Pike, Great Gable, Great End,
Glaramara, Esk Pike and many more days of
adventure. If the mists are down then
there is the spectacular low level circuit up to
Styhead Head and down Grains Gill. |
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Cycling
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There are a number of mostly
on road cycle rides from The Barn,
which can take you around the Borrowdale,
Newlands and even Buttermere valleys.
More serious and longer routes can also be done.
Mountain bikes can be hired in Keswick. |
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| Boating |
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Canoes, yachts and even a
dragonboat can be hired 10 minutes away on
Derwentwater.
The Derwentwater launches circle the lake every
half hour in season, stopping at 6 jetties. |
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| Other activities |
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Climbing on easily accessible
crags; climbing walls in Keswick.
Trout fishing at Watendlath and other locations
Horse Riding at Armathwaite Hall and other
locations
Honister Mine underground tours |
