Festive Walks from Ings

Festive Walks from Ings

Our next walk will be from 

The Watermill Inn

 INGS, Cumbria

The Watermill is situated in the quiet village of Ings which is 2 miles East of Windermere in the Lake District. We are positioned along a peaceful side road just off the A591 (Kendal to Windermere road). We are in the ideal location for touring the Lake District by car, bicycle, foot  or public transport. We are surrounded by pleasant walks, cycle ways and of course the beautiful Lakeland fells. Ambleside, Grasmere, Keswick and Hawkshead are within easy reach.  After a day out in the fabulous Lakes relax in one of our cosy bars, sample some of our Chef's freshly prepared food and our extensive choice of beers, wines and whiskies.

Saturday 12th January 2013

0800hrs prompt from the short stay car park

School Knott Tarn November 2012

The Village of Ings from Reston Scar

There will be three walks as normal:

•  A Walk led by: Jenny Matthias
•  B Walk led by: John Smith
•  C Walk led by: Shirley and Joan 

For information about vacancies on this popular walk please contact Gwyn Jones

'A' Walk from Ings

Walk Leader: Jenny Mathias
Distance: 5 Miles with possible extensions

Total Ascent:

Although this is not a particularly long walk I have taken into account the time available and the possible adverse conditions.  If all goes well we can walk the ‘extra mile’.  

We leave Ings in a SW to w direction climbing out of the village, then under the railway track on a metalled road.  Then we head over the fields through a wood to Whasdike before heading upwards via Schoolknott Plantation onto School Knott itself.  From here, on the recce, we had great views of Windermere and snow covered mountains, they took our breath away.  We will make our way over Grandsire and down to Hag End!  Heading back towards Ings we will cross the fields through Yews or take the road back to Ings,  where food and drink will await our arrival.  

This is a lovely walk but not very challenging.

'B' walk from Ings

Walk Leader: John Smith
Distance: 4 miles app
Total Ascent/Descent: 

Approx route anticlockwise

Gwyn and John Smith recced this lovely walk of 4.05 miles on December 13th in fine, sunny but cold conditions -- ideal for a good walk.  It is a circular walk which starts on a minor road with a gentle slope. After about 1/4 mile we will turn off right on to a bridle path, still gaining height for a further 1/2 mile when the bridlepath flattens out.  This is when the splendid views start (given a fine day !) and these continue in almost all directions for the rest of the walk -- a rich reward for the ease of the height gained -- starting at 400ft in Ings and topping 750ft at the furthest point.  At the turn for "home" we take up a path across fields  and stone wall stiles into Grossgarth where the trail meets the aforementioned minor road to drop down into Ings -- just in time for a well earned pre lunch drink !!

It really is a super 4 miler, not hard work and with no hard uphill work though care is needed on the first section of the bridlepath.

 

'C' Walk from Ings

Walk Leader: Shirley and Joan
Distance: 3-5 miles app
Total Ascent/Descent: 

approx route anticlockwise - check coach map

We leave the Watermill after coffee and walk down a quiet lane. Leaving the path we carry on across a grassy area to enter a small woodland  (which could be wet underfoot).   After exiting the woodland area we take a path which is Part of The Dale’s Way. The path takes us across the lower Fells to Yews and back to the watermill for our lunch at 1pm.

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Conwy Photographs taken on the walks

A Party Photo's from Tony McDonald Here

Three from John Adamson [B Party]

Conwy Estuary by John Adamson

B Party on the walk over Conwy Mountain

Rainbow on the walk

November Walks from Conwy

Our next walk will be from 

Conwy

in the North Wales
'Simply Breathtaking...'

Saturday 10th November 2012

0800hrs prompt from the short stay car park

Conwy 
 (formerly known in English as Conway) is a walled market town and community in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales. The town, which faces Deganwy across the River Conwy, formerly lay in Gwynedd and prior to that in Caernarfonshire. Conwy has a population of 14,208 (Including nearby Llandudno Junction and Deganwy). (The town itself has a population of around 4,000).^[1] and is a popular tourist destination on the north Wales coast. It is a place in Wales where the old Welsh language can still be heard in widespread, casual and official usage.

Conwy Castle with the RSPB nature reserve in the background

There will be three walks as normal:

•  A Walk led by: Jenny Matthias
•  B Walk led by: Les Gibson
•  C Walk led by: Norman Jones 

As all three parties are traversing Conwy Mountain and the A & B parties are covering similar ground, you may like to view the photo slide show on the B party page

Weather Forecast for Conwy here

A Walk at Conwy 2012

Walk Leader: Jenny Matthias
Distance: 11 miles app
Total Ascent/Descent: 2400ft

A Route Map - click on image to enlarge

 
This walk although not particularly high will provide a mixture of terrain; woodland, moors
and mountain. Hopefully it will be clear enough to savour the views of The Orme,
Anglesey, Conwy Valley not to mention Llandudno, Colony Bay and Penmaenmawr. 

Leaving Conwy through the walls we will take Mountain Road to a track through woods,
where we may glimpse rock climbers above us on Conwy Mountain. We drop down over a
ford and across the Sychnant Pass road through a fascinating hamlet on our way to
Craigyfedwen. As we climb steadily we should get some wonderful views and glimpses of
various remains (old summer houses and stone circles) as we walk parallel to Conwy
Valley. 

Turning in the direction of Penmaenmawr we will encounter some boggy streches
before we climb up to Foel Lus. We follow the millennium walk part way round before
descending to Capelulo. 

Skirting Alltwen we will climb Conwy Mountain and have great
views of the coast, after the Castle we will see our destination and hopefully having kept a
steady pace complete the walk before the darkness creeps up on us!