Walk around Derwent Water

A grey day for the 8 mile morning walk around Derwent Water getting back the van just as the rain started. The lake levels are quite high at the moment and one section of the path involved ankle deep water. If the forecast stays the same, there are some brighter days on the way....

High Tove from Watendlath

High Tove is a fell in the English Lake District, close to the geographical centre of the Cumbrian hills. It forms part of the watershed between the Derwentwater and Thirlmere catchments, a ridge running broadly north-south.

High Tove is a notoriously boggy Wainwright fell (515m) known for its challenging, marshy terrain and offers great views towards Helvellyn.

Cathedral Quarry, Little Langdale

Cathedral Quarries (AKA Little Langdale Quarries ) are a series of 19th-century abandoned Lake District slate mines near Ambleside. The site features a 40-foot-high, man-made cavern with a central pillar, accessible via tunnels. 

The quarry's main attraction, 'The Cathedral', is a high main chamber 40 feet high, lit by two windows with a huge rock pillar supporting the roof. 

Nearby is Slater's Bridge which dates back to the 17th century, and became a listed building in 1967. Built of slate, it consists of a 15-foot segmental arch and a flatter span built of slabs, and incorporates a natural boulder in midstream. The bridge is thought to have been created by miners working nearby.