Coniston 10-13 Mar 17

On Friday we drove the 70 miles from Skipton to Coniston, albeit it was raining so the views of the Dales were somewhat obscured. We soon settled into the massive caravan club site and walked along the side of Coniston Water into Coniston village, where Debs, with an eye on the weather forecast, invested in some waterproof trousers. 

On Saturday it drizzled - and didn't stop. We walked into Torver and sat in the Church House - a splendid old pub, had lunch, watched Italy v France, then England beat Scotland, then walked back in the dark, slightly the worse for wear. It had rained all day so we were wise spending our time in the pub.

Sunday saw us walking into Coniston, where visited Campbell's and Ruskin's graves, victualed ourselves with doughnuts, water and chocolate and then climbed the Old Man of Coniston. There was no visibility with thick cloud and the occasional shower. It was freezing cold on the top, with no visibility whatsoever, so we didn't hang around, descended and walked back cross-country to the caravan site where we arrived wet and absolutely knackered. 

Ruskin's Grave

Campbell's grave