https://www.baldhiker.com Travel, Walks, Retreats & Experiences Mon, 30 Oct 2023 20:54:58 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://www.baldhiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-FAV-512X512-3-32x32.png https://www.baldhiker.com 32 32 https://www.baldhiker.com/keswick-camping-and-caravanning-club-site/ https://www.baldhiker.com/keswick-camping-and-caravanning-club-site/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2023 14:38:46 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=58625 If you want a campsite in the Lake District, Cumbria that is walking distance to Keswick centre and is literally on the shores of Derwentwater, the Keswick Camping and Caravanning Club Site is for you....]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/keswick-camping-and-caravanning-club-site/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/high-cup-nick-circular-walk-from-dufton/ https://www.baldhiker.com/high-cup-nick-circular-walk-from-dufton/#respond Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:35:18 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=56145 High Cup Nick is a famous and dramatic geological formation in the Pennines of the Eden Valley, Cumbria. A classic, virtually perfect deep U-shaped chasm that cuts into the Whin Sill at High Cup Gill....]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/high-cup-nick-circular-walk-from-dufton/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/victorian-house-hotel-an-eclectic-experience-in-grasmere/ https://www.baldhiker.com/victorian-house-hotel-an-eclectic-experience-in-grasmere/#respond Mon, 24 Oct 2022 19:10:53 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=55186 One of the most wonderful aspects of travel is the opportunity to experience the variety of people and places we encounter along our journeys. For me, that absolutely includes the accommodations we stay in. Rustic,...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/victorian-house-hotel-an-eclectic-experience-in-grasmere/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/brimstone-hotel-spa-in-the-lake-district-treat-yourself/ https://www.baldhiker.com/brimstone-hotel-spa-in-the-lake-district-treat-yourself/#respond Fri, 21 Oct 2022 12:45:52 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=55091 The Brimstone Luxury Hotel and Spa is nestled in the Langdale Valley of the Lake District. I have often passed it on my way to the glorious walks in the area and had heard many...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/brimstone-hotel-spa-in-the-lake-district-treat-yourself/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/climb-helm-crag-from-lancrigg-grasmere/ https://www.baldhiker.com/climb-helm-crag-from-lancrigg-grasmere/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2022 19:34:39 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=55038 Helm Crag in the Lake District, Cumbria, is one of the most prominent and recognisable peaks yet is actually quite small in stature when compared to other summits in the Central Fells. If you have...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/climb-helm-crag-from-lancrigg-grasmere/feed/ 1 https://www.baldhiker.com/the-yan-at-broadrayne-a-delightful-stay-in-the-fells-above-grasmere/ https://www.baldhiker.com/the-yan-at-broadrayne-a-delightful-stay-in-the-fells-above-grasmere/#respond Tue, 18 Oct 2022 13:18:08 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=55039 Anyone who knows me knows how much I adore the Lake District. I fell in love with Grasmere after my first trip to the village on a whirlwind day trip that included a hike up...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/the-yan-at-broadrayne-a-delightful-stay-in-the-fells-above-grasmere/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/storrs-hall-a-historic-gem-on-the-shore-of-lake-windermere/ https://www.baldhiker.com/storrs-hall-a-historic-gem-on-the-shore-of-lake-windermere/#respond Fri, 14 Oct 2022 13:47:16 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=54967 Pulling into the car park for Storrs Hall on the beautiful shores of Lake Windermere I knew I was in for something special. I hadn’t quite expected what I found in the building or on...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/storrs-hall-a-historic-gem-on-the-shore-of-lake-windermere/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/the-old-man-of-coniston-a-walk-for-all-seasons/ https://www.baldhiker.com/the-old-man-of-coniston-a-walk-for-all-seasons/#respond Mon, 12 Sep 2022 12:13:19 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=54518 The Old Man of Coniston, standing at 803 metres (2,635 feet), is a mountain that has given me so many wonderful memories over the years.  Firstly it is where it all began for me. My...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/the-old-man-of-coniston-a-walk-for-all-seasons/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/a-dining-experience-at-botanica-kirkby-lonsdale/ https://www.baldhiker.com/a-dining-experience-at-botanica-kirkby-lonsdale/#respond Wed, 03 Aug 2022 15:03:58 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=53676 Botanica, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, is an absolute delight of a dining experience. The food is amazing, the staff are fantastic and the ambience and decor is lovely. Whenever I take a trip by or through...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/a-dining-experience-at-botanica-kirkby-lonsdale/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/pepperpot-arnside-tower-and-woodland-a-silverdale-walk/ https://www.baldhiker.com/pepperpot-arnside-tower-and-woodland-a-silverdale-walk/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2022 15:24:11 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=53431 A glorious walk near the village of Silverdale. Through Eaves Wood, up to the Pepperpot, beside Arnside Tower, and even further afield. This is a walk that straddles 2 counties: Lancashire and Cumbria. Plus, there’s...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/pepperpot-arnside-tower-and-woodland-a-silverdale-walk/feed/ 1