Tag: Walla Crag

Walla Crag – 17 Oct 2020

It was fancy dress walking up Walla Crag with buddy Oliver today. Very sweet as they set off with their bags and poles.

You keep the poles a surprisingly long time but then realise that it is easier to run free so they get dropped and mummy has to go back and find them…

Multiple games of hide and seek, dragon chasing, tigers in the woods, we made it to the top for a picnic. Not that Evie and Oliver ever really sit down!

Oliver gets down on one knee….. a bit young yet, but they do like a kissing gate!

Acorns, scrambles and bridges. Finally back at the car, a full but lovely day put up Walla and it’s amazing view.

Walla Crag – 27/05/18

One of our favourites and a special place to. We parked in the Keswick streets as always, but because it had taken so long to get out the house, and breakfast seemed a long time in the past, we didn’t get beyond the cafe at the bottom of Walla Crag without first justifying an ice-cream before starting the up!!

The up we went, steady away with the climb. Gorgeous view on yet another gorgeous day.

We headed back down Cat Gill, which as a bit of a rocky scramble path, is no mean feat with a baby strapped to your front in a sling! It’s amazing how much we must look at our feet without realising, which meant being super careful.

A respite from the sun walking back through Great Wood and down to the shores of Derwent Water. Or as it was on this day ‘Costa del Derwent’. Having carried my cossie with us, I enjoyed brief swim to cool off.

Refreshed we headed into Keswick to get me an early birthday present. I needed a bigger rucksack to continue with the Wainwrights!