Wigtwizzle - Norman Smith's Travel Blog.: bowder stone

Thankfully, the Bowder Stone car park is one of the few that I can guarantee getting a parking space in these days as The lake District is so busy. This is probably down to the extortionate price that The National Trust charge to park. Four ponds fifty gets me just two hours parking, any longer and its six pounds fifty which I think is a bit over the top.

Anyway, two hours gave me ample time to have a nice little walk and take some photos of what I consider to be, one of the most beautiful few miles in The Lakes. I would normally have ventured higher up but to get there you have to negotiate what can be a quite boggy area and it had been quite wet that week and I wasn't wearing suitable footwear.

Even though the light was a bit flat, I still think I managed to get some nice shots.

Borrowdale

Silver Birch

Borrowdale

Quarry face

Disused Quarry

Oak Tree

Sun catching Brunt Fell

Old Quarry, Kings How

Kings How

Autumn Ferns

Disused Quarry, Bowder Stone

The Bowder Stone

Old Bridleway

Trees on High Spy

High Spy

I came here a few months ago, well before the latest lockdown began but didn't really do any exploring as the weather was appalling, plus I didn't have enough change to pay for the parking. Today the sun was out, I had a bag full of change and was ready to explore an area which was new to me. I have spent hundreds of hours over the years exploring the paths and hills of Borrowdale, but amazingly I had never been on Kings How.

Every step I took was sheer delight and it ended up as one of those days when you keep saying to yourself, "I'll just go a little further and see what's up over that next rise". As it was, I didn't have the time to do everything I wanted so curtailed my exploration at a gate in the drystone wall where the path dips down into some sort of valley and then rises up to Kings How.

The next time I come, I will get here early and bring drinks and a bite to eat and make it into a days walk. Maybe I will get up Kings How...who knows?