What are your guesses with the graffiti? National Trust remove stones regularly or since COVID more people have taken to hiking who don't realise what they're doing is graffiti... or something else?
Maybe because it's the smallest Wainwright there's a lot of people walking it who wouldn't ordinarily bother, likely they think they've got to do at least one Wainwright whilst they're there and naturally pick the smallest one?!
Love that you picked up on the constant ham and egg sandwiches 🥪 in a couple of videos time I couldn't resist editing the video to poke fun at it! So pleased you're continuing to enjoy the hikes 🙏
Lovely informative hike! Looks like some hiking poles would be helpful. I live in Canada and doubt I will ever be able to travel to Britain so this virtual way to hike the trails in England is most welcome. I hike a lot around my hometown in northern Ontario and make videos of the hikes for my mother who cannot hike any longer. I share videos like yours with her as well so she can go for walks virtually. Thanks for an excellent video to share!
Hello, just watched your walk up Castle Crag in the Lake District. Thoroughly enjoyed it. I was interested in your comment of the cairns along the river. I’ve walked the Cumbria Way several times which followers the river from Castle Crag to Keswick / Derwentwater. So I can only assume they are for walkers following the Cumbria Way as I’ve followed them walking to Keswick and my next stopover. Love your YT page, looking forward to seeing more. Cheers
Looks like beautiful scenery there for a hike! Good to know too about which way to go on the path - makes sense about the extra wear from people going back. Was the water chilly?
The water was surprisingly warm, especially surprising with it being in the North. We did this trip last year and I think this was something like the 1st or 2nd of September so I can only imagine it had the whole summer to gradually warm up. 100% agree about the beautiful scenery - this hike was fab for it!
More beautiful landscapes in the Lake District, it was certainly higher with more far reaching views than I expected. I think when I read 'smallest Wainwright' I pictured something much smaller! The walk through the valley was lovely and the route down by the river was my favourite part I think - you've got to have a heart of stone not to feed those ducklings! 😂. Those cows looked a lot like sheep. Nice effects at the end there to get you changed ready for swimming - I think snapping your fingers must put all your cloths back on, hopefully you used that at the end.
Ahahaha 🤣 I didn't try the clicking of fingers to get the clothes back on... I feel like I've missed a trick there!! I'm so mean when it comes to wildlife, I just can't bring myself to feed any (unless I know its fine... but so rarely do I have anything suitable to hand). I think it's the teacher within me that brings it out. The idea of setting detentions is horrible but you know deep down that if you let them off, in the long run, you're letting them down. Same with the wildlife - cruel to be kind! The view from the top out onto Derwent Water makes it look a bit higher than it actually was as we were parked on the other side, higher in the valley, but there was still a bit of elevation!
How are you doing mrs Caroline thank you for sharing your trips with us showing us such magnificent landscapes beauty of nature although it’s long but interesting reading as always iam gathering main information about places you visited briefly here it’s castle crag is hill in north western fells of English Lake District , smallest hill included Alfred wainwright influential pictorial guide to lake land fells only wainwright ( 300m) . Summit area is believed to have been ancient fort top constructed, circular carn Of slate memorial to borrow dale man killed in world war 1 . Down valley skid daw seen to good effect across lake southward, great gable and scaffells ring head of derwent parchment castle crag ascended easily from villages of grange in borrow dale or rose theatre. Walk along river derwent allerdale ramble long distance walking route runs along valley of broad stack hill whilst Cumbria way , crosses eastern slopes of castle crag walk to top castle crag back is about 405 km should takes one hour and 15 minutes and watch wonderful view of castle crag at 890 feet . Crag means steep rugged rock or cliff called crag probably from Celtic source old Irish creck (rock) and Carrac ( cliff) welsh rock stone many crag Breton crag cliff area of rock with very steep side often on coast crag high rough mass of rock that sticks out from land around .borrowdale valley is three miles south of keswick extending from south shore of derwent water to honister pass . This area includes national trust first acquisition in Lake District, grande how woods on shore of derwent it’s picturesque village and borrow dale valley is one of most beautiful valleys in England. Borrowdale means friar crag and derwent water foreshore views of cat bells jaws of borrowdale with high central fells beyond explore island of derwent.
Hi Khatoon, I'm well thank you, I hope you are too. I hadn't realised Castle Crag was probably used as a Fort in history but it would make a lot of sense given its height. The memorial you mentioned was right at the top, I don't know if you saw a fake red poppy, but we purchase these for charity where the proceeds go to help those who have fought in wars for us. I really loved the Borrowdale Valley so agree with your research about it being the prettiest Valley 💗 💕
Hi Darren, I'm afraid I don't know about the slate quarry as it seems like there's no record. Anything I read about prior to the hike was about how the crag was donated to the National Trust as a war memorial for men of the area who'd lost their lives in battle - and it's why there's the plaque and poppy at the top. But there was nothing about the slate I'm afraid!
Last part of my research water by paddle power national trust Roy Henderson old water mill , borrowdale is tucked away tricky to find secret location at coombe gill between rosthwaite sea roller in borrowdale keswick . Derwent is Great Lake for swimming and derwent is busy with boats make sure you visiable with tow float someone with you on boat kayak or paddle board .accomodations of ferrying rooms near start of walk castle crag as castle lodge keswick, coombe cottage rosthwaite , rock cottage keswick it’s easily to overlook low slow frank of high spy green late as From honister volcanic eruption, as hot tuff from honister castle crag and orange fell sharing point for walk village of rosthwaite according to social centure of borrowdale parking available at national trust car park. Hoinster ramber bus service also passes through village stop at end of road to flagwalk takes you top of following hills castle crag includes wainwright’s. Borrowdale is Valley, civil parish in English Lake District in borough of allerdale in Cumbria it’s historic county boundaries refers to as Cumbria borrowdale to disguise from another borrowdale in historic county in west of Moreland species of fish in derwent water brown trout and hire boat sail around derwent water under your own steam derwent water river located in Derbyshire 50 Mille lond tributary of river Trent which joints south of derby throughout river mostly flows through near district and foot hills bon voyage thank you for giving chance to read learn new information explore places unknown to us stay safe blessed good luck to your dearest ones
I sadly didn't have one of the floatation devices you mentioned as you're right,t there's a lot of motorised boats on Derwent Water so it can be dangerous without. I purposefully stayed close to the lake shore as boats didn't seem to go into that bay. I don't know if you remember from the Cat Bells video seeing wild swimmers with the flotation aids?
Hi Steve, thank you for the feedback, it genuinely is helpful. Since getting monetised, I've ticked the box to earn ad revenue from each video, but not touched anything else to do with ot - just allowing the algorithm to choose when and how often they play (mostly because I'd read you have a higher chance of adverts being placed this way) if you don't mind me asking, how many ads were you made to sit through for this video?
What are your guesses with the graffiti? National Trust remove stones regularly or since COVID more people have taken to hiking who don't realise what they're doing is graffiti... or something else?
Maybe because it's the smallest Wainwright there's a lot of people walking it who wouldn't ordinarily bother, likely they think they've got to do at least one Wainwright whilst they're there and naturally pick the smallest one?!
Beautiful hiking video 👍
Caroline, Thanks for sharing your hikes in the amazing Lake District! Cheers with Egg and Ham sandwiches 🥪🥪🧔
Love that you picked up on the constant ham and egg sandwiches 🥪 in a couple of videos time I couldn't resist editing the video to poke fun at it! So pleased you're continuing to enjoy the hikes 🙏
Another awesome video. The film quality and cinematography are just outstanding as well as narration.🎵🎼🔥🔥
Thank you, its always really nice to read comments about the editing of my videos 🙏 really pleased you enjoyed the video
Lovely informative hike! Looks like some hiking poles would be helpful. I live in Canada and doubt I will ever be able to travel to Britain so this virtual way to hike the trails in England is most welcome. I hike a lot around my hometown in northern Ontario and make videos of the hikes for my mother who cannot hike any longer. I share videos like yours with her as well so she can go for walks virtually. Thanks for an excellent video to share!
Hello, just watched your walk up Castle Crag in the Lake District. Thoroughly enjoyed it. I was interested in your comment of the cairns along the river. I’ve walked the Cumbria Way several times which followers the river from Castle Crag to Keswick / Derwentwater. So I can only assume they are for walkers following the Cumbria Way as I’ve followed them walking to Keswick and my next stopover. Love your YT page, looking forward to seeing more. Cheers
Nice video enjoyed it well done you have another subscriber.
Looks like beautiful scenery there for a hike! Good to know too about which way to go on the path - makes sense about the extra wear from people going back. Was the water chilly?
The water was surprisingly warm, especially surprising with it being in the North. We did this trip last year and I think this was something like the 1st or 2nd of September so I can only imagine it had the whole summer to gradually warm up. 100% agree about the beautiful scenery - this hike was fab for it!
More beautiful landscapes in the Lake District, it was certainly higher with more far reaching views than I expected. I think when I read 'smallest Wainwright' I pictured something much smaller! The walk through the valley was lovely and the route down by the river was my favourite part I think - you've got to have a heart of stone not to feed those ducklings! 😂. Those cows looked a lot like sheep. Nice effects at the end there to get you changed ready for swimming - I think snapping your fingers must put all your cloths back on, hopefully you used that at the end.
Ahahaha 🤣 I didn't try the clicking of fingers to get the clothes back on... I feel like I've missed a trick there!! I'm so mean when it comes to wildlife, I just can't bring myself to feed any (unless I know its fine... but so rarely do I have anything suitable to hand). I think it's the teacher within me that brings it out. The idea of setting detentions is horrible but you know deep down that if you let them off, in the long run, you're letting them down. Same with the wildlife - cruel to be kind! The view from the top out onto Derwent Water makes it look a bit higher than it actually was as we were parked on the other side, higher in the valley, but there was still a bit of elevation!
How are you doing mrs Caroline thank you for sharing your trips with us showing us such magnificent landscapes beauty of nature although it’s long but interesting reading as always iam gathering main information about places you visited briefly here it’s castle crag is hill in north western fells of English Lake District , smallest hill included Alfred wainwright influential pictorial guide to lake land fells only wainwright ( 300m) . Summit area is believed to have been ancient fort top constructed, circular carn Of slate memorial to borrow dale man killed in world war 1 . Down valley skid daw seen to good effect across lake southward, great gable and scaffells ring head of derwent parchment castle crag ascended easily from villages of grange in borrow dale or rose theatre. Walk along river derwent allerdale ramble long distance walking route runs along valley of broad stack hill whilst Cumbria way , crosses eastern slopes of castle crag walk to top castle crag back is about 405 km should takes one hour and 15 minutes and watch wonderful view of castle crag at 890 feet . Crag means steep rugged rock or cliff called crag probably from Celtic source old Irish creck (rock) and Carrac ( cliff) welsh rock stone many crag Breton crag cliff area of rock with very steep side often on coast crag high rough mass of rock that sticks out from land around .borrowdale valley is three miles south of keswick extending from south shore of derwent water to honister pass . This area includes national trust first acquisition in Lake District, grande how woods on shore of derwent it’s picturesque village and borrow dale valley is one of most beautiful valleys in England. Borrowdale means friar crag and derwent water foreshore views of cat bells jaws of borrowdale with high central fells beyond explore island of derwent.
Hi Khatoon, I'm well thank you, I hope you are too. I hadn't realised Castle Crag was probably used as a Fort in history but it would make a lot of sense given its height. The memorial you mentioned was right at the top, I don't know if you saw a fake red poppy, but we purchase these for charity where the proceeds go to help those who have fought in wars for us. I really loved the Borrowdale Valley so agree with your research about it being the prettiest Valley 💗 💕
Hi Caroline do you know the name and history of the slate quarry? Loved the walk
Hi Darren, I'm afraid I don't know about the slate quarry as it seems like there's no record. Anything I read about prior to the hike was about how the crag was donated to the National Trust as a war memorial for men of the area who'd lost their lives in battle - and it's why there's the plaque and poppy at the top. But there was nothing about the slate I'm afraid!
Last part of my research water by paddle power national trust Roy Henderson old water mill , borrowdale is tucked away tricky to find secret location at coombe gill between rosthwaite sea roller in borrowdale keswick . Derwent is Great Lake for swimming and derwent is busy with boats make sure you visiable with tow float someone with you on boat kayak or paddle board .accomodations of ferrying rooms near start of walk castle crag as castle lodge keswick, coombe cottage rosthwaite , rock cottage keswick it’s easily to overlook low slow frank of high spy green late as From honister volcanic eruption, as hot tuff from honister castle crag and orange fell sharing point for walk village of rosthwaite according to social centure of borrowdale parking available at national trust car park. Hoinster ramber bus service also passes through village stop at end of road to flagwalk takes you top of following hills castle crag includes wainwright’s. Borrowdale is Valley, civil parish in English Lake District in borough of allerdale in Cumbria it’s historic county boundaries refers to as Cumbria borrowdale to disguise from another borrowdale in historic county in west of Moreland species of fish in derwent water brown trout and hire boat sail around derwent water under your own steam derwent water river located in Derbyshire 50 Mille lond tributary of river Trent which joints south of derby throughout river mostly flows through near district and foot hills bon voyage thank you for giving chance to read learn new information explore places unknown to us stay safe blessed good luck to your dearest ones
I sadly didn't have one of the floatation devices you mentioned as you're right,t there's a lot of motorised boats on Derwent Water so it can be dangerous without. I purposefully stayed close to the lake shore as boats didn't seem to go into that bay. I don't know if you remember from the Cat Bells video seeing wild swimmers with the flotation aids?
Such a shame you have so many adverts in. one at the start and one at the finish and id stick around. Sorry
Hi Steve, thank you for the feedback, it genuinely is helpful. Since getting monetised, I've ticked the box to earn ad revenue from each video, but not touched anything else to do with ot - just allowing the algorithm to choose when and how often they play (mostly because I'd read you have a higher chance of adverts being placed this way) if you don't mind me asking, how many ads were you made to sit through for this video?
It’s not that bad lol