Scafell Pike Hiking Weekend

Over the weekend of the 20th and 21st June we based ourselves in three fabulous Long Valley Yurts in Great Langdale and headed up Scafell Pike on Saturday.  The rest of the weekend we filled with easier walking in and around Great Langdale itself and finished the walk on Saturday with a grand BBQ as the sun came out.

The weekend didnt get off to the best of starts as we headed up Mickleden and Rossett Ghyll in drizzly rain and cloud.

And sadly the weather didnt clear as we got higher up as we reached Esk Hause.

The summit was shrouded in cloud, but then began to clear on the return journey.

And we had the most lovely evening for our grand BBQ.

Sunday was a more relaxed and easy day walking around the lovely valleys of Great and Little Langdale.

The Yurts themselves were a great hit and everyone agreed they cant wait to come back.

Trek the lakes weekend

We had a spectacular Lake District trek planned from Ambleside over Fairfield and Helvellyn to Helvellyn Hostel and then back over High Street, which got slightly blown off course, by gale force winds on Saturday as we headed up Fairfield.

The day started fairly fine with light winds as we made our way over the High Sweden Bridge.

And then as we made our way up onto the ridge and up to Low Pike and then High Pike the winds realy started to get up so a bit of sheltering behind walls was in order.

We continued up into ever strengthening winds, to Dove Crag at around 800m and within sight of Fairfield.  But after a further 10 minutes hunkered down behind another wall, we decided it was safer to turn back to Ambleside.

Where a resuscitation package of large quantities of tea and cake was swiftly applied.

Sunday the weather was a whole lot kinder as we left Helvellyn Hostel and made our way down to Glennridding and then through Patterdale, before making our way back onto the fells.

Then onwards towards to Angle Tarn.

We took a break at The Knott, for lunch and to admire the views of Hays Water and the High Street Range.

Then onwards for the final walk to the summit.

And the obligatory group photo huddled around the summit Cairn.

It was then just a swift hike across to Thornthwaite Crag and a scramble down to Threshthwaite Mouth. 

Before the final leg to finish at the Kirkstone Inn.

Extra weekend at Rydal added

All of our Yoga and Hiking weekends have been filling up fast this year, with only one place now left at Grasmere in July, Ambleside in August and Nab Cottage in October.

So we have added an extra weekend at the Rydal Youth Centre in the grounds of the very grand and picturesque Rydal Hall.  

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 The Youth centre itself has only recently been refurbished and offers good quality hostel style accommodation, but we have full use of the grounds of the hall, dinner in the hall on Saturday night and a spectacular barn for yoga, all for the low cost of £140 fully inclusive.

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Click on Rydal for more details.