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Ian Baines went for a hike
Yesterday at 15:30
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Ian Baines went for a hike
August 8, 2026 at 13:20
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Ian Baines went for a hike
July 30, 2026 at 09:36
Whitehaven Wander and visit to Nao Santa Maria
A visit to Whitehaven to see the Nao Santa Maria, a replica of Christopher Columbus’s ship in which he discovered the New World in 1492.
It is moored in Whitehaven harbour until August 10th.
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Ian Baines went for a hike
July 27, 2026 at 10:38
A wander around town with a visit to Wordsworth House Garden
We like to visit Wordsworth House Garden as often as we can, usually for less than 15 minutes, so we can see the changes through the seasons but also because the house gets £8.02 from the NT every time we do so, and it costs us nothing.
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Ian Baines went for a hike
July 24, 2026 at 13:31
Greenway and Strawberry Grange walk
A walk along the Cockermouth Greenway ( the old railway line), through the beautiful trees in the Cemetery to Strawberry Grange and back
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Ian Baines went for a hike
July 23, 2026 at 12:38
A different Cockermouth Wander
An afternoon walk through Memorial Gardens by the side of the River Derwent, with views of Cockermouth Castle, then returning along the shady east bank of the River Cocker to Double Mills Bridge.
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Ian Baines went for a hike
July 22, 2026 at 12:49
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Ian Baines went for a hike
July 20, 2026 at 11:03
Papcastle pootle
A late morning wander through the very quiet village of Papcastle
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Ian Baines went for a hike
July 18, 2026 at 13:28
Cockermouth wander
Showing our German friends around town, including a visit to the Jennings brewery.
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Ian Baines went for a hike
July 17, 2026 at 08:07
Haystacks and Buttermere circular including Warnscale Head and Gatesgarth Farm, from Buttermere.
A walk to introduce some German friends to the English Lake District.
We started in Buttermere and followed the south lake shore, then the path up to Scarth Gap.
We traversed Haystacks, dropping down to Warnscale Head bothy and past the busy infinity pool in Warnscale Beck to Gatesgarth Farm…
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Ian Baines went for a hike
July 12, 2026 at 11:32
Grey Knotts, Brandreth, Base Brown, Green Gable and Great Gable from Honister Pass
I was expecting this to be a hot and muggy day but it turned out to be a lovely walking day with a pleasant temperature and a consistent breeze. Almost perfect walking weather.
A standard ascent of Grey Knotts and Brandreth but instead of ascending Green Gable before dropping down…
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July 14, 2026
Great photos, that's one of my favourite walks in the Lakes 😊
Ian Baines went for a hike
July 11, 2026 at 08:26
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Ian Baines went for a hike
June 24, 2026 at 09:51
Hot day Birkett Bash
I didn’t want to go for a walk today in all this heat but for reasons too complicated to explain here I had to do so.
I parked at the NT carpark south of Dockray and climbed a bag iof Birketts, Synges and one Wainwright (Hart Side) before returning to…
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Ian Baines and Helen Baines went for a hike
June 15, 2026 at 12:41
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Ian Baines went for a hike
June 14, 2026 at 08:36
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July 25, 2026
I was in Cockermouth for the first time yesterday. Walked through Harris Park.