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Monday 4 February 2013

Tour de Thirlmere

After Saturday's shenanigans up on the tops, on Sunday Hester, Harry and I decided to opt out of another wind blasted visit to the summits and, as we were in that neck of the woods, do a run around the edge of Thirlmere instead. Its an absolutely glorious 11 mile route along wooded trails, never straying very far from the lake side, and, even though you'd expect a lake side trail to be pretty flat, we managed to climb about 1,600 feet all told, helped by a visit to the top of Great How as part of our circuit. 

A lovely trot out followed by tea and cake at Low Sizergh Barn near Kendal (where we bumped into Nigel and a limping Pat from the day before). Its a very popular tea rooms and farm shop with the added advantage of a cow milking barn viewing area with a "cow cam" set up in the tea room itself (yes, really!).


Thirlmere from Great How

Hester playing "Titanic"

Harry lurking by the lake

Feeling knackered!

Mossy stone walls with knobs on!

Watch out for 'gators

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