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Hi folks, I am off to the Lakes for a couple of nights……forecast is pretty rotten but I am up for some serious walking. Looking for suggestions for the best walk in the Langdales? Also, a good walk out of Ambleside…..and finally, anything worth doing from Troutbeck or in that general neck of the woods?

After a couple of weeks off recovering from an operation (number 2 for me this year), it is off to the Lake District this weekend towards Chapel Stile. Any ideas for an “ease back into walking” route in that neck of the woods? I know Elterwater probably has one or two, not sure I’d be

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21.05.12Walking with; Nobody Pendle, old Pendle, thou standest alone.Twixt Burnley and Clitheroe, Whalley and Colne,Where Hodder and Ribble’s fair waters do meetWith Barley and Downham content at thy feet Pendle Hill truly does stand alone, an imposing monolith towering over the impossibly picturesque village of Downham. For all the associations with witches and the supernatural

Poll number 4 dealt with the issue of Outdoors Heroes. Whilst I was surprised nobody voted for Martin Strel (any man who’s training involves 2 bottles of red wine a day deserves some credit), the results proved that maybe the Come Walk with Me Facebook followers are more fans of the Amber nectar!1. Crocodile Dundee-4

Well folks the results of the second poll are in. We asked which one of the famous, international trails would you do if time, money and energy were not an issue. There was a very clear winner as you can see below!1. The Inca Trail-14 votes2. Wainwright’s Coast to Coast-4 votes3.=The Annapurna Trail-3 votes3.=The Milford

The second of our weekly polls is now up and running on our Facebook page. If time and money were no object would you fancy walking to Everest base camp, circumnavigating Mont Blanc, walking to Macchu Pichu via the Inca Trail or maybe wandering through the magnificent South Island scenery of New Zealand on The

Well, our first weekly post has closed. We asked Which British National Park was your favourite? The results from our Facebook page are shown below;1. The Lake District-12 votes2. Snowdonia-10 votes3. The Peak District-7 votes4. Brecon Beacons-2 votes4.=Norfolk Broads-2 votes6.The New Forest-1 vote6.=The Cairngorms-1 vote6.=The South Downs-1 vote Honourable mentions also went to Dartmoor, Exmoor

28.1.12 Walking with; Ruth Confined by circumstance (in the shape of my knee operation) the high hills and low dales of the Peaks and Lakes were out of reach for a weekend or two. However it takes more than a bad Long John Silver impression to stop a dedicated walker from getting out and about