Kiddiwalks in Cumbria and the Lake District

by: Chris Bagshaw
Here is a full colour book of twenty safe walks in the wonderful landscape of Cumbria and the Lake District, devised specially with children in mind. Packed with fun things to see and do, each route offers a great day out. The routes are circular with not too many hills and climbs, and distances are mostly between 2 and 2.5 miles. Some are suitable for buggies.

There is plenty of variety, including nature trails to follow, caves to explore, waterfalls to wonder at, castles to conquer, rocks to scramble over, beaches to play on and burn off excess energy, and even a miniature mountain to climb.

Each walk includes information to get to the start, distance and estimated time, terrain, and a panel listing fun things to see and do. Each walk features places for refreshments in recommended cafes or family friendly pubs, or alternatively suggestions for picnic places are given. There are sketch maps to support the route finding instructions which are given in numbered paragraphs corresponding to numbers on the map. Ordnance Survey map references are also provided.

The walk locations are:
Bardsea and Sea Wood - 2 miles
Grizedale Forest - 2.5 miles
Bowness-on-Windermere - 2 miles
Around Kendal Castle - 2 miles
Ambleside and the Sweden Bridges - 3 miles
Along Great Langdale - 2 miles or 3.5 miles
Walna Scar and Banishead - 3.5 miles
Birks Bridge and Upper Dunnerdale - 2 miles
Giggle Alley and Eskdale Green - 2 miles
On the Edge of Wastwater - 2 miles
Grasmere and Loughrigg Terrace - 2.5 miles
Stonethwaite and Langstrath - 2.5 miles
Buttermere Village and Crummock Water - 2.5 miles
Whinlatter Forest - 2.5 miles
Keswick and Brundholme Wood - 4 miles
Keldas and Lanty's Tarn - 2 miles
Hallin Fell - 1.5 miles
Appleby-in-Westmorland - 2 miles
Lacy's Caves and the River Eden - 1.5 miles
Bitts and Rickerby Parks, Carlisle - 2.5 miles

ISBN 9781846742378 Pages 96 (2011) 148mm x 210mm