Cumbria

A bit further afield today and a longer walk. We will make our way around the shores of Rydal and visit the caves if you would like to, then onto the picturesque village of Grasmere where we can have a toilet and cafe stop around lunch time. We then make our way up to the coffin route and onto Rydal Hall. There is another opportunity to use the bathroom and optional coffee stop here before returning to the cars.

Nigh Cup Nick is one of Britain's geological wonders - its also a near perfect Hill & Moorland Day for our aspiring Leaders. We'll be looking at 'large picture Nav', group management and general leadership issues. This is a long walk with a steady early ascent, not many 'back out' options that finishes on lanes. Members of the public who are confident they can complete the walk are welcome to attend.

This walk is intended to be a consolidation day for our trainee Hill & Moorland Leaders. There is a lot of ascent and descent on this day and we'll look at personal movement and how to pass on relevant hill skills to participants. Members of the general public that are confident they can manage a large day out are welcome to attend.

This walk is intended to be a training day for our aspiring Hill & Moorland Leaders - all under the watchful eye of an International Mountain Leader - who also happens to be the founder of Wellness Walks. Members of the general public who consider themselves "hill fit" are welcome to come along ! Just minutes from J38 of the M6 Bretherdale feels much wilder and remote than its reality - we might even see the wild ponies.

A low level walk up the valley of Kentmere to the reservoir and back, tracking the route of the river Kent and taking in the history of the valley, mining, farming and the reservoir itself that ran the mills further down the valley. The devastation of the heavy rainfall and flooding over the past 10 years can be seen in and around the river Red dear can often be seen and heard in Kentmere and just 45 years ago the last Golden Eagle in England was often a visitor.

This is one of my favourite walks, spectacular views, woodland, limestone escarpment and on the doorstep. The walk starts at the bottom of the old quarry, walking up the limestone slab into the wooded slopes which lead to what could arguably the best view ever. Although the beginning of the walk is a steady uphill pull, we soon find ourselves stopping for a well earned rest or 2 and arriving on the top for a brew, we then have a pleasant undulating wander before descending through more beautiful wooded areas back to the cars.