Also seek out Hesleden Beck waterfalls - a very secluded set of pools and falls under Pen-y-Ghent. Here you’ll find Scoska Cave, set amid ancient settlements and woods, and some fine local food at pubs at Arncliffe and Litton. Littondale and Pen-y-Ghent Littondale is the secret valley of the Yorkshire Dales. Turn right across the cattle grid up and into the ruined mine area. From Grassington take the dead-end lane to Yarnbury (BD23 5EQ) where there’s a signboard about the Grassington lead mines. It’s exposed, so best on a day which isn’t too windy. Seek out one of the three remote wild lakes up here - they warm up nicely under the summer sun. The chimney drew the lead fumes through the flue from Marrick Cupola smelt mill. 120 mins.īlea Beck Dams & mine ruins, Wharfedale Explore the bleak ruins of long-gone lead and baryte mines, with flue tunnels and a great chimney standing in the moor. Approach from Seathwaite to the north, (signed from CA12 5XH) or Great Lang dale to the south east (LA22 9JY car park at Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, dip in Angle Tarn on the way). This is a true wild camp, suitable for older children. It sits at 600m in the shadow of Scafell Pike, and has an island for jumps and dives and is excellent swimming. Sprinkling Tarn, Rosthwaite This is one of the best high level tarns in the Lakes. Keep climbing on the upward path (don’t bear R along the wall path) and you reach the lake after 300m more. From the corner of Hodge Close quarry (signed from the Coniston road, A593), a path leads up through woods to old mine ruins 300m. Seek out Parrock Quarry afterward – it’s like descending into a tropical jungle and the path leads to caves. It’s deep enough to dive in from the old dam wall, and small enough that it warms up nicely in the sunshine. Half way up is one of our favourite little lakes, an old reservoir used for the mines below. You’re likely to have it all to yourself and it makes a good spot to try some discreet wild camping. Holme Fell and lake, Hodge Close, Coniston Holme Fell is a lovely, low, family-friendly fell (317m) with a heather-clad top and views down over Coniston Water. Other you need to book and pay for, and might be as simple as a sleeping platform with cold water taps.
Some are in high wild places for anyone to use.
There are also some Scottish-style “bothy” locations and bunk barn or camping barn locations, which offer basic, dry accommodation. These tend to have basic facilities but wonderful locations, though most won’t take booking so you may need to turn up early.
If you want to avoid shivering all night, bring a sleeping bag designed for lower temperatures, and an insulating ground mat.Īlternatively seek out one of the “wilder” campsites. For the ultimate lightweight experience, invest in an adventure “tarp” or a “bivvy bag”, which allows you to see the stars and is less likely to offend the early-rising farmer. In other areas you must use your discretion, but the best advice is to arrive late and leave early, remain invisible and leave no trace. Wild camping is usually tolerated in the higher fells of the Lakes, and you can find guidelines on the National Park website at. The following morning’s sunrise may be spectacular, the valleys below filled with mist, gradually dissolving to reveal a lake or perhaps a patchwork of fields and homes. Nothing can compare with watching the sunset from a mountain summit as dusk settles over the land, and the stars appear.
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