Bank Holiday Monday 29th August 2005

Duddon Valley ramble

Weather: Sunny. 17oC.

We had a walk around Seathwaite and Wallowbarrow in the Duddon Valley today, one of the loveliest and quietest parts of the Lake District. It was a lovely late summer day today; perfect for a Bank Holiday Monday.

Caw from High Wallowbarrow.

Wallowbarrow Crag. There were lots of rock climbers up there today.

Angus enjoys a swim in Wallowbarrow Pool, the confluence of Tarn Beck and the River Duddon.

The River Duddon.

Stepping stones across the River Duddon.

White Pike from Seathwaite.

Seathwaite Church.

The clipping stone (used to sit on when shearing sheep) used by Robert 'Wonderful' Walker outside Seathwaite Church. Wonderful Walker was referenced by Wordsworth in his poems The Excursion and The River Duddon.

Memorial Bridge over the River Duddon.

Late afternoon in Wallowbarrow coppice.

Wallowbarrow Farm.

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