The weather is starting to warm up, hopefully no more snow this year, but with quite a bit of a cloud around we did 2 fairly easy walks close to Keswick. The first (Latrigg) was a gentle stroll from Applethwaite with good views over Keswick and Derwent Water. The climb up to Walla Crag was a bit more interesting, particularly as we took the short-cut up Cat Gill which followed a steep but well defined path passing numerous small waterfalls. Apparently Lady’s Rake, the only breach in the crag, was named after the Countess of Derwentwater who used the precarious rake to evade capture after the arrest of her husband for his actions in the Jacobite Uprising of 1715.
Escape to the Lake District 