Programme of Events - 2025

Friday 22nd August

Hayeswater & Round Brother’s Water Wild & Well Swim Hike - Wild & Well Hikes give you a dose of natural health and well-being goodness by truly tuning in, with all your senses, to what is around you.

Crookdale Horseshoe - Wainwright describes this route in his outlying Fells book (Vol 8) as “All is grass, and most of it is wet grass. Yet Crookdale has a certain beauty, the beauty of desolation” . 

Fairfield Horseshoe - The Fairfield round is possibly the most famous of all the Lakeland Horseshoe walks and, with its fairly central location, provides some of the best walking and stunning views that the Lake District has to offer.

Swindale - An introduction to Wild Haweswater - Discover the landscape recovery work at Wild Haweswater on this exclusive guided walk.

Potter Tarn and Gurnal Dubs - Two Hilltop Tarns and a Craggy Wood.

Nordic Walking for the Fells course - The art of efficient movement and power whilst staying relaxed, with free and fluid movement over the ground with 4 legs. NOTE - this event must be booked direct with the organisers.

Saturday 23rd August

Hartsop Dodd - the Knott circular with Gray Crag.

Rusland Valley - Spectacular walking tour of High Dam over Finsthwaite returning via the Rusland Valley.

The Other Borrowdale Horseshoe - Wainwright described Borrowdale as the “the most beautiful valley outside the lake district”.

Walk and Yoga (morning session) - We will enjoy an easy walk around the deer park, stopping at intervals for yoga stretching and breathing exercises.

Lancaster Canal - Lancaster Canal – ‘Top End Tour’ - Kendal.

The Helm - A 2.5-mile guided walk along the ridge of the Helm.  The Helm is situated near Oxenholme, just south east of Kendal and although not a very high hill at 185m, it gives beautiful views.

Sizergh - Explore the Sizergh Estate.

Walk and Yoga (afternoon session) - We will enjoy an easy walk around the deer park, stopping at intervals for yoga stretching and breathing exercises.

Buffet / Music Evening - Details coming soon.

Film Evening - Details Details coming soon.

Sunday 24th August

Rydal Caves and Loughrigg Fell - Moderate walk to Rydal Caves.

Hartside and the Dodds - Dockray to Hart Side, Stybarrow Dodd, Watson’s Dodd and Great Dodd.

The Howgills Loop - Spectacular walking tour of the shapely Howgill Fells.

Burneside to Staveley via Gurnal Dubs - Along the river from Burneside.

Monday 25th August

The Great River Kent - The Great River Kent North to South Trail.

Dales Way and Wainwrights - Dales Way and Wainwright Outlying fells.

Limestone Pavement Walk - This is a walk that explores the limestone pavements of the Orton Fells above Little Asby.

Cartmel to Bigland Tarn - taking in Cartmel Village.

Sprint Valley and Holme House Farm eco-community - Visit the Eco community.

Walk Grades:

Easy - Walks with no steep ascents or descents and few stiles, taken at a leisurely pace.

Moderate - Terrain not too hilly and with only short and / or gentle ascents, through the countryside, and requiring some physical fitness.

Strenuous - Will involve long and / or steep ascents in a mountain / moorland setting, requiring a good level of fitness and some experience of hill walking.