Appleby to Barrow - Day 4 - Mungrisdale to Bassenthwaite village

Following the river Glendermackin into Bannerdale 

Bannerdale Crags at the head of the valley

Zooming in on the crags

Looking east back down Bannerdale

Blencathra, with a dusting of snow, appears as height is gained.

Sharp Edge now visible centre left

The wind shelter on Bowscale fell summit (702m 2,303ft) Blencathra still on the horizon

Looking west from the summit to the Skiddaw range......

.... and north-west to the Solway Firth

You are seldom alone on the summits!

Off the tops and lunch by the River Caldew, with no bridge to cross it!

Joining the Cumbria Way long distance walk for a couple of miles....

..... to the remote Skiddaw House YHA 

Following Dash Beck west with Binsey Fell centre and the Solway Firth on either side.

The top of  Dash Falls cataract

The Dash valley with the falls in the distance.

Outside Bassenthwaite village with 'Day 5' on the horizon!

Awaiting transport at the village green

Appleby to Barrow - Day 3 - Dacre to Mungrisdale

Leaving Dacre for pastures new like this flock of sheep! 

Dacre has a lot of of these very pretty cottages

Beginning a climb up Great Mell fell 537m (1760ft) with Little Mell fell behind 

Looking south towards Place Fell, which stands above Ullswater.....

.....and little further west with St Sunday Crag

Great Mell summit cairn, which stands on an ancient burial mound. Blencathra still in cloud behind. 

Looking south again

Zooming in on the A66 passing through Troutbeck village

The steep descent passes through this green rectangle previously an army rifle range

Looking east with Clough Head - the most northerly of the Helvellyn range centre left and Skiddaw in clound on the horizon 

Looking back to Great Mell fell

Blencathra again, now free of cloud, with Sharp Edge on its right summit.

Wilton Hill farm with Souther fell behind

Enjoying a drink in the Mill Inn having arrived at Mungrisdale.

Appleby to Barrow - Day 2 - Little Strickland to Dacre

Starting the day in Little Strickland

Looking to Load Pot Hill and High Raise from the Lowther valley

Lunchtime -  looking back to the Cross Fell range above Appleby 

Crossing the the old Roman road of High Street with Galaya, the Roman fort of Ambleside, 19 miles and Brocavum - the fort near Penrith 7 miles.

The central fells including Helvellyn range above Ullswater

The north end of Ullwater with Blencathra on the far horizon

Zooming in on Blencathra

Looking south down Ullswater

A flash back to Jan 2016 when the bridge of Pooley Bridge was washed away..... 

....and back to today with its replacement.

The River Eamont near Pooley Bridge

A pretty but unnamed tarn near the river side.

Dalemain Hall and Gardens - well worth a visit

Numbers 91 with little plastic coats on!

Dacre Castle. After careful restoration, "a comfortable and extremely desirable residence." http://www.visitcumbria.com/pen/dacre-castle/

I hope their English here is better now.

Appleby to Barrow a walk through Cumbria - Day 1 - Appleby to Little Strickland

Leaving Appleby  by the River Eden

The air traffic navigation station on Great Dun Fell 

The village of Colby - the first of many

The green in the village of Bolton

One of Andy Goldsworthy's sculptures in the natural landscape  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Goldsworthy

Chapel Bridge over the River Lyvenne

Looking north to Cross Fell (3000ft). The highest in Cumbria outside the Lake District.

Arriving at the very attractive village of  Morland.......

The M6 with the A6 running under it at the end of  Day 1 near Little Strickland