Last October we did a big trip down to the lakes staying in the YHA in Keswick. It was a top weekend with great trails a brilliant weather. I’ve dug a few pics out of the WordPress media library.It would be great to do something similar this year. October is a good time to go, as the Lakes are slightly quieter and there is a chance of decent weather* before winter sets in. There is loads of varied riding in the Lakes so there will be options to suit all abilities and tastes. It’s actually usually even quicker to drive to the Lakes than Fort William which is a bonus.
Date wise I’d propose the 26th / 27th October. For accommodation it would be some sort of hostel again (~£15ppn), I was thinking of YHA Hellvelyn for a change which is in a great location. So if you’re interested please post up here and I can look into accommodation when I’ve got an idea of numbers towards the end of the week.
Tom
*Weather may vary from that shown in the pictures.
Hi Tom – great idea. I’m in!
Hi Tom
That sounds great and if you can arrange similar weather then magic.
Count me in
Nick
I’m interested, but will have to be a ‘maybe’ at this point.
Hi,
Probably heading down again end of September, so unless that fails to happen, will say no this time. We managed to do and enjoy High Street last month, so if you end up in there, I’d def reccommend that- but only if the weather is ok! I’m sure it shouldn’t have taken 7 hours, but then we did stop for tea n’ scones about two thirds round. Thought the end was closer but another big climb up n’ over to Paterdale!
Sam
Myself and two of my riding buddies are planning going down for that weekend too, sounds good.
Hopefully for me.