A perfect half day's walk in the Lake District, complete with a halfway stop for coffee and cake! Grand view of the lakes with exploring of caves and admiring waterfalls.
We start at the car park at Pelter Bridge and head uphill towards Rydal Caves whilst along the way we are able to admire the views of Rydal Water. On reaching the caves we explore the inner chambers and test the echoing effects.
We leave the caves and continue heading towards Loughrigg Terrace, from this path we are able to have a birds eye view of the River Rothay as it connects the two lakes of Rydal Water and Grasmere. At the Grasmere end of the river we head towards the shoreline of Grasmere. Here we see the ducks and approve with 'thumbs up for the ducks'.
Now on the shoreline footpath we continue until the path ascends the hill away from the lake to gain the very minor road that leads into Grasmere village. On reaching the village we visit Heidi's Cafe for some coffee and cake. Before we leave Grasmere we visit the grave of William Wordsworth and then pass the Gingerbread shop.
We leave the village behind and head over to Town End which houses the Wordsworth museum and Dove Cottage. The cottage was used by Wordsworth for nine years before he moved to Allan Bank.
We now head towards Rydal village whilst admiring the views of Rydal Water below. Eventually, we arrive at the last place that Wordsworth lived which was Rydal Mount and where is descendant still live today. Having admired the house we cross the road and next visit the grounds of Rydal Hall.
At the end of our visit we visit the Grot that was built in 1668 to perfectly frame Rydal Waterfall. We admire the various angles of the waterfall before finishing our circular tour which has included the lakes of Rydal Water and Grasmere.
11 сен 2024
