A great time to climb Helvellyn given the recent period of settled weather.  Quite a bit of scrambling along the ridge itself and it took longer than expected given the numerous water breaks required!  Also took in Birkhouse Moor and Catstye Cam on the way up/down.

A quick trip up Silver How before the bad weather arrives.  Great views from the top overlooking Grasmere village and The Langdales with a decent number of Herdwicks to cheer us on!

The horse fair in Appleby attracts up to 30,000 visitors, 10,000 of which are Gypsies and Travellers who use it as an annual get together and it is often billed as the largest Gypsy Fair in Europe.  With scorching hot weather we decided to travel there by train instead of battling with queues of traffic … Continue reading Appleby Horse Fair →