Photos of the area


Around Limefitt Park - Near Jenkins CragAround Limefitt Park - WIndermere with rainbowAround Limefitt Park - View from Wansfell PikeAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck GardenAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck GardenAround Limefitt Park - UllswaterAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck ChurchyardAround Limefitt Park - TownendDSCF1561Around Limefitt Park - Troutbeck ChurchAround Limefitt Park - Cattle on the fellsAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck TongueAround Limefitt Park - View from WansfellAround Limefitt Park - View from Ill bellAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck ChurchyardAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck TongueAround Limefitt Park - WindermereAround Limefitt Park - UllswaterAround Limefitt Park - Limefiit from aboveAround Limefitt Park - Troutbeck Churchyard

Foxgloves and Cobwebs

I took Suki round Ing Bridge yesterday for the first time for a while. Recently we’ve all been a bit pre-occupied with getting the new Lodge, Troutbeck View, up and running, so it was good to get out even though it was a bit overcast. The hedgerows seem to have erupted since I was [...]

An expedition to the source of the Troutbeck

Ok , so it’s not exactly the White Nile, but an expedition to see where the beck begins its journey had been on my list of walks to to do for some time now. I set of on Thursday morning bright and early armed with a rucksack full of wet/cold weather clothes, map, compass etc [...]

A stroll up to Orrest Head above Windermere

I’ve had an outstanding task for a few months now since I told www.walkingworld.com that I’d add a circular walk up from Troutbeck up to Orrest Head. This is a lovely gentle walk up tothe top of one of the lowest fells in the Lakes. At only just over 750 feet it hardly qualifies as [...]

Easter in the Lake District

We just got back from a fantastic Easter weekend in the Lakes.  I managed to wangle a couple of extra days by claiming that I had things to do….

I took the chance to go up to Dubbs with Suki again. As you can see thay have worked hard at repairing the damage done to the [...]

Dubbs Reservoir near Limefitt Park is reborn as a wildlife haven

Fantastic news this morning that Dubbs Reservoir, between Ings and Troutbeck, on the fell side just above our Lake District pine lodges has been reborn as a haven for wildlife.

Dubbs Reservoir – A New Conservation Area

The reservoir used to be an important water source but had fallen into disuse in recent years. Now after [...]

The door into Summer

Many years ago I read  a science fiction story by Robert Heinlein called “The Door into Summer”. I was reminded of this today when I came across this gate which looked up at the perfect blue sky that made walking today such a perfect Lake District experience.

The door into summer

Somehow it seemed to promise [...]

The International Distress Signal

Did you know that the international distress signal is 6 blasts of a whistle followed by a pause of 1 minute and then a repetition of the 6 blasts?

If your signals are heard there should be an answering whistle of 3 blasts followed by a pause of 1 minute, repeated several times.

You should continue to [...]

Kingfisher Lodge is reviewed in the Liverpool Echo

We were really pleased with the lovely review of Kingfisher Lodge that a recent guest Nick Peet wrote in the Liverpool Echo, published today.

Kingfisher Lodge in the Snow

Beauty and peace on your doorstep

Jan 5 2010 by Nick Peet, Liverpool Echo

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Lola the bulldog takes Nick Peet for a week of splashing [...]

A New Year's Day Walk in Troutbeck

We played host to Mr & Mrs Inappropriately-Equipped and their lovely family over New Year.

We had a lovely evening last night. Gary nearly won at Triv. We had a game of Articulate whilst we still were and after midnight we went up to The Haybarn where we stayed until 3 a.m. dancing.  A great night [...]

Wansfell Pike – Troutbeck, Windermere and beyond

Saturday was one of those Autumn days that make the Lake District so magical. Still and sunny, the weather had the professional photographers heading for the lake shores – check out  http://tweetphoto.com/032a1f to see why a friend told me he couldn’t move in Grasmere for all the tripods

Anyway, we headed up Wansfell Pike [...]