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Autumn in Borrowdale

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

Borrowdale

A few photos I took on one of my regular walks down Borrowdale. Parked at Rosthwaite and then following the Cumbria Way towards Grange. I stopped at the old quarries which is about half way to Grange village and retraced my steps.

Considering Borrowdale was so busy, I saw very few people on this walk. It was the first time I had been down Borrowdale since the lockdown restrictions were eased, and it sure felt good!

Cumbria Way, Rosthwaite

Stepping Stones, River Derwent

River Derwent

High Hows Wood

Moss on tree

High Hows Wood

Slate Quarry Remains

Borrowdale

Blossom Tree

High Hows Wood

A Wet Borrowdale

There are very few place which I like to visit when its wet but the woods down Borrowdale are one of them. For some reason they doesn't seem quite right when they're bathed in sunshine. I had hoped yo get some good autumn colours but unfortunately I was just a week or two too early even though a few were just starting to change.

Firstly I went up to Ashness Bridge which was surprisingly fairly quiet. The conditions for taking the classic view of the bridge backed by Derwentwater and Skiddaw just weren't going to happen as the sky was a blanket grey and the cloud was well down on Skiddaw. So for a change I took some photos of the adjacent woodland and the gill below the bridge which I don't think turned out that bad considering I did them all hand-held.

I then went further down the dale to the Bowder Stone car park with the intention of exploring the Kings How area as a lot of photographers I follow on YouTube rave about it. Unfortunately this came to nothing as I didn't have enough change to pay the extortionate car parking fee plus it was pouring it down.

The last three photos of the blog were taken within close proximity of the car park. I didn't stray far because I was taking a bit of a drenching which wouldn't normally bother me but so was my camera and that was much more important. I'd had a nightmare with the camera whilst on holiday due to sensor dust so I didn't want any more hassle with it.

Nevertheless I saw enough of the area to whet my appetite for a future visit. Hopefully the autumn colours will be out by then.