A beautiful day at home
Sometimes when we travel, we overlook what’s on our doorstep. Yesterday I took the day off and went for a walk up Loughrigg in the English Lake District. This is at the northern end of Windermere, close to Ambleside and Grasmere, and can be tackled via a number of different routes. It’s a great walk for incorporating lovely views of many bodies of water within the Lakes, including Windermere, Loughrigg Tarn, Elterwater, Grasmere and Rydal Water. We did a circular walk starting from Pelter Bridge car park near Rydal. It was a glorious day – clear, crisp and bright and with a light dusting of snow on the uppermost fells – as you can hopefully see from the pictures.
A lovely Lakeland property at the start of the walk, with stepping stones across to it.
Looking into the sun and down the length of Windermere.
A quick check on our whereabouts…
Sheep on the tops, with Elterwater behind.
Loughrigg Tarn.
Back down to Rydal Water.
Have you ventured out close to home lately?
