Rose Cottage, Threlkeld - Favourite walks

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A few of our favourite walks in the Lake District to set the scene for your holiday....

Eagle Crag, Stonethwaite

A splendid medium-sized walk, with steep sections and good views.
Wainwright spoke very highly of it, when talking of High Raise beyond it:

"In Eagle Crag it has a giant cornerstone so splendidly situated, so nobly proportioned and of so arresting an appearance that it is, to the eye of the artist and of the mountaineer, a far worthier object than the parent fell rising behind." ... "This is a beautiful fell, often admired, seldom ascended."

So we decided to ascend it....


 
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