On a gloriously sunny day in mid-November 2023, Neil visits the epic Haweswater Reservoir, to the west of the Lake District. There, he explores the beautiful autumnal scenery and dark past of a vanished community - uprooted by the flooding of their homes in 1935, and finds the location of an iconic scene from Withnail and I (Dir. Bruce Robinson, 1987).
The tree he refers to is not, as he guesses, a spruce, but a larch - one the few deciduous conifers.
Full route available here: explore.osmaps...
United Utilities advise against using the lakeside footpath shown on OS Maps for the eastern return leg of the walk (assuming an anti-clockwise circuit), but following the road does allow for great views on the way back, and possibly a visit to the Haweswater Hotel - www.haweswaterhotel.com
There is limited parking at Burnbanks (please park carefully and leave a donation).
Ordnance Survey maps used with permission. OS Explorer maps: OL7 and OL5: English Lakes - getoutside.ord...
Old maps reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland - maps.nls.uk/in...
Old photograph of the Dun Bull Inn in public domain.
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17 авг 2024