 Hi all,
I'm planning on having a couple of weeks in the Lake District at the end of July — not an area I've been to since I was a teenager. My current thoughts are to camp at Chapel Stile for several days and then move on to Borrowdale, both on 'official' sites as I don't have the kit for 'wild camping'.
I was hoping some you more experience folk out there might be able to advise me of the busier areas and/or routes that are best avoided in peak season (sorry, no pun intended).
Many thanks, in anticipation.
Pete
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Ummm...pretty much all of them based on where you are camping - you are smack in school holidays then and - especially on a sunny weekend, those areas will be very busy regardless. Based on that...go whereever you like - you wont be on your own
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 You can avoid the crowds with a little planning - routes like the NE ridge of Nethermost Pike onto Hellvelyn for instance rather than Striding. A better way is simply planning cross-country routes away from paths, slower, but more isolated. Be creative.
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 Pleasant, if not spectacular walking to be had in the Back o' Skiddaw area. Always much quieter than the rest of the Lakes.
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 Do you want it to be quiet where you are walking or camping? Or both ?
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Thanks guys.
You've confirmed my fears Grumps. I'll check out your suggestions restless and Mrs.N. In an ideal world, I'd like peace and quite in both situations Simo (told a group in Snowdonia last summer to 'shut the f**k up' at three in the morning), but as long as I get some sleep I guess the camping bit can be compromised. I tend to be up and off site by seven each morning and found that kind of worked in Snowdonia to get a parking space.
Thanks again,
Pete
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Hollows farm in Grange is quiteish, busy but quiet folk as a rule there are 2 spots, one near the toilet block and one further away (that's the quiet one). UK camping reviews are obviously subjective but some of the reviews have a recuring theme about noise, they also list what sites allow children, same sex groups etc. As for walking, the Eastern Martindale fells are about as quiet as you will find I suspect, or the far Western fells? Like Mrs N says Back O' Skiddaw or Blencathra are less frequented too.
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Many thanks Simo,
Hallows Farm is one of the two sites I was thinking of using. Must confess I hadn't thought about The Martindale fells, i think I'll research into somewhere to camp in that area in case the more central areas drive me insane.
May be I can do a little 'trip report' once I'm back.
Thanks again,
Pete
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Castle crag, Eagle crag, sergeants crag, great crag and grange fell is a good walk from that site, fairly quiet too because Eagle crag puts a lot of softies off although it shouldn't do. Plus there's the customary look at the Bowder stone.
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Thanks again Simo, that's another route to do, especially if it might be quieter than some of the 'big' named peaks.
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 Folks, if you're interested, I've posted a 'trip report' on my visit to the Lake District. And interesting reading it made, ta. I've only recently become an afficionado of the LD and Great Langdale and the Langdale Pikes have proved a perfect introduction for me. Going back to your original post, did you feel you avoided busy places? Did you find your routes fairly uncrowded?
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