Great Langdale

And then, yeah, you eventually get more into the heart of the Lake District where you get your classic fells and big lakes and all that kind of stuff.

The trail passes through some amazing places, Coniston, Langdale, Derwent Water, and loads of us who will visit the Lake District and have spent time in the Lake District will feel like we know the place.

Obviously, you lived near Kendal at the time.

That being said, was there a section that surprised you when you were actually on the trail?

The trail.

The Cumbria Way runs for around 70 miles from Ulverston in the south of Cumbria to Carlisle, crossing the heart of the Lake District.

It passes through Coniston, Great Langdale, Borrowdale, Keswick and Colbeck, combining classic Lakeland scenery with quieter countryside further north.

How long does it take? Most walkers complete the trail in five or six days, with five days being the most common itinerary.

It's magic.

And Lingmore has the great view of the Langdale Pikes.

It's my 60th birthday in four weeks' time, and I'm taking the family down to Langdale Campsite.

Not to do anything too drastic, because they're not really fell walkers, but a nice walk up to Bleak Tarn, and the low-level walk maybe by Cathedral Caves and Slaters Bridge.

To the Wainwrights pub.

I've never done this.

I do dream about it.

It's the Greater Langdale Horseshoe.

There's lots going on.

And it's easy to get sort of access over to Grasmere, the Langdales.

There's plenty of sort of little walks that you can do starting in that area.

So it's a good base if that's what you're there for.

Oh, that sounds absolutely perfect.

Are there parts of the Lake District that you think people miss when they visit? Is there kind of somewhere you'd like to say, you know, this is a lovely place to maybe include?

Yeah, I think the Western Lakes, the Langdales, some of the smaller valleys, they feel quite different.

You get a lot of the sort of quieter roads.