Podcast celebrating the landscapes, heritage, culture and people of Cumbria and the Lake District, with Mark Richards and David Felton.
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#164: Maryport and The Vanishing Age of Sail
...in which we return to 19th-century Maryport in the company of author Simon Francis Brown to explore the world of regional shipbuilding through the exquisite illustrated journals of master shipbuilder Kelsick Wood.
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Land's End to John o'Groats – Day 45: Melmerby to Alston, 11.9 miles. 733.25miles to date. Walking Hartside pass was never in the plan! But enjoyed the Eden valley back lanes, of course, and there was an ice cream van at the pass! Hopefully back on track tomorrow.
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Land's End to John o'Groats – Day 43: Nateby to Dufton, 21.5 miles. 706.35 miles to date. Looong day through the lanes and pastures of the Eden Valley, sticky in the heat. Dufton pizza van a mild Godsend.
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Land's End to John o'Groats – Day 42: Hawes to Nateby, 15.4 miles. 684.85 miles to date. Up and over the watershed into Cumbria on (Lady Anne's) High Way in the company of skylark, curlew and lapwing. Have always loved this walk.
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Land's End to John o'Groats – Day 40: Pateley Bridge to West Burton, 21.9 miles. 657.75 miles to date. Long curving climb out of Niddersdale – quite fun. Crossing of Scrafton (grouse) Moor with no sign of the right of way – not fun. Barely saw a soul all day :-/
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Land's End to John o'Groats – Day 38: Hebden Bridge to Ilkley, 20.8 miles. 614.85 miles to date. A long, if mostly mediocre day's walk, teeing up entry into the Dales. Haworth was charming, and any day that ends in Ilkely is a good day.
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Land's End to John o'Groats – Day 18: Quantock pub, Bridgwater to Burnham-on-Sea, 14 miles. 286.9 miles to date. After near enough two weeks rest, itchy feet has brought me tentatively back on trail. English Coast Path along the Parrett.
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Land's End to John o'Groats – Day 19: Burnham-on-Sea to Weston-super-Mare, 10.75 miles. 297.65 miles to date. Almost the whole day spent walking along the beach (England Coast Path). Enjoying Weston-super-Mare :-)
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#162: The Grasmere Dialect Plays
...in which we visit springtime Allan Bank to explore the forgotten phenomena of the Grasmere dialect plays – celebrations of Westmorland dialect and life that put Lakeland on the national cultural map for nearly 40 years.
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Mar 26
Helvellyn range from my light aircraft flight this morning from Carlisle Airport. Can you name the fells? I'll give you a start it's Dove Crag in the foreground.
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Mar 21
Japanese tourist Solitary Wanderer popped into @SReadBooks while in the Lake District and picked up a copy of my book, The Postal Paths, which inspired this delightful article... note.com/solitarywanderer/n/…
ALT A copy of The Postal Paths next to a drink
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#161: Donald Campbell – Speed king of Coniston ...in which we return to the golden age of speed records in the company of Dr Keith Mitchell, who was a teen when Bluebird K7 made its tragic final record attempt on Coniston in January 1967, he has researched all things Campbell.
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Recorded episode #162 today well in advance of release. We clambered up Cat Gill onto Walla Crag.
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Blue skies in the #LakeDistrict for the second day running! Climbed up the Ullock Pike ridge to The Watches with Keswick Rambling Club today, then rambled across muddy fields to St Bega's church
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#160: Vicars of the fells ...in which we pull up a pew at St Oswald’s Church, Grasmere, for a wide-ranging chat about faith in the hills, fell-running and the day-to-day life of the rural vicar. Illustrated the romantically sited St Bega's on the shores of Bassenthwaite lake.
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My upcoming book 'Best Walks in the Lake District" will be on sale at Waterstones for 25% off RRP as part of their pre-order campaign between 17th-20th February. Customers will need to enter "FEB26" at the checkout to redeem the offer. waterstones.com/camp.../febr…
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#159: Blackwell – Arts & Crafts in Lakeland
...in which we head south over a snowy Dunmail Raise to immerse ourselves in the world of Arts and Crafts at Blackwell. In the company of Niall Hodson, Keeper of Collections at Lakeland Arts.
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Jan 12
Latest recording due to be released later in the month features the fabulous Blackwell House, an Arts & Crafts classic close to Bowness-on-Windermere. The internal form and furnishings quite remarkable.
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