Our next walking will be on
Saturday 9th October
and will be from
Coniston in Cumbria
we last visited Coniston in May 2007
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| Furness Fell looking across the bowling green and the tennis court. |
Looking along the lake
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| Quite a few years ago at the top! |
The vast bulk of Coniston Old Man dominates Coniston village. Its flanks are scarred by huge slate quarries, two currently being worked. The combination of scenic grandeur with Victorian prosperity brought several eminent characters to Coniston. John Ruskin, the artist, writer and social reformer, lived at Brantwood, with its superlative views of the Old Man. His neighbour the historian Collingwood had four grandchildren who were taught to sail on Coniston Water by Arthur Ransome, inspiring the writing of Swallows and Amazons. While the Old Man is an objective of pilgrimage for most fit visitors to Coniston, there are numerous walks at all levels to thrill and excite walkers of all levels of fitness.
There will be 3 walks;
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