This #LakeDistrict walk explores The Dodds, the continuation of the Helvellyn ridge and without any climbing/scrambling or difficult terrain. Fantastic views. Quite a steep descent so worth taking poles if you use them. Easy navigation. See https://www.happyhiker.co.uk/MyWalks/LakeDistrict/GreatDoddandCloughHead/Hiking%20Pages%20-%20Great%20Dodd%20and%20Clough%20Head.htm

Staycations surge in three UK hotspots as Iran war shakes foreign travel plans

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/iran-war-sparks-rise-brits-37068928

If you have a spare half hour this film, which I saw at the Christchurch leg of the Banff Mountain Film Festival tour, is worth your time.

https://youtu.be/I_bVHR1sRyY?si=FpGzGWkdP8LH56ue

Here are some hashtags but don't let them put you off, the film is about them, but it's really a love story.

#LakeDistrict #Cumbria #FellRunning #Wainwrights #cinema #film #DogsOfMastodon

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Another sunny day and another lovely day out in the #LakeDistrict

#Cycling down the Winster valley, on to Grange over Sands then home via Holker Hall and Haverthwaite. 50 stunning kilometers.

A painting of the Ulverston canal just before the long drive home down south. Oil on gesso panel 20 x 25 cm.
#cumbria #lakedistrict #Ulverston #landscapeoilpainting #pleinairpainting #oilpainting
A painting of the Duddon river near Ulpha in the Furness peninsula. Oil on gesso panel 30 x 23 cm.
#cumbria #lakedistrict #furnesspeninsula #landscapeoilpainting #pleinairpainting #oilpaintting
A painting of the barn from my weekend in the Furness peninsula. A 2 hour painting just before it got too dark to paint. Oil on gesso panel, 20 x 25 cm.
#cumbria #lakedistrict #furnesspeninsula #landscapeoilpainting #pleinairpainting #oilpainting

‘Beautiful corner of the world’ named Brits’ favourite UK holiday spot for summer 2026

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/22/beautiful-corner-world-named-brits-favourite-uk-holiday-spot-summer-2026-28064794/

A painting of the farm where I was staying over the weekend in the Furness peninsula, in Askam-In-Furness overlooking the Duddon Estuary .oil on canvas panel 21 x 29.5 cm.
#cumbria #lakedistrict #furnesspeninsula #landscapeoilpainting #pleinairpainting #oilpainting