http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/walks/ The Westmorland Gazette /walks/ en-gb Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:00:26 +0100 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:00:26 +0100 http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/walks/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/resources/images/774670/?type=rsslogo http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/walks/ http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/walks/4473492.Ramble_around_Rydal/?ref=rss THIS is a pleasing walk to places that you may have visited before but which have changed, been renewed or possibly have been forgotten over the years. The church, the hall, the waterfalls and the stepping stones are all stunning in their own way. Read the walk through before you set out and decide whether you can face a part, or full return, along the A591 – I’m sure Wordsworth is still turning in his grave over such a busy road cutting through ‘his’ lovely valley. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:30:00 +0100 94f069b54742e80a31ca65e46dd30a78 http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/walks/4461109.Sample_the_scenery_and_history_of_Maryport/?ref=rss THIS route follows spectacular coastal scenery from sea level to the soaring cliff top. Seabirds and flowers are everywhere in the warmer months while a winter walk can be equally fascinating. Streets of old cottages lead up to the cliffs. These highpoints provided watch towers for the Celts during the Iron Ages and later the Romans had a substantial port on the headlands. This is certainly a town not to be rushed. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:50:00 +0100 6f1858b5ca77cd623fba25f1697262b1 http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/walks/4447765.Try_a_gentle_stroll_in_Ennerdale/?ref=rss ENNERDALE is a quiet remote dale, enjoyed by all who are looking for a tranquil part of the Lake District and who like to have the lovely countryside almost entirely to themselves. It is a long valley, gouged out by a glacier during the Ice Age. The head of the valley is composed of granophyre, a hard volcanic rock; the foot is of friable Skiddaw Slates, which allowed the glacier to splay out, widening the lower end of the lake, which is where this limited mobility walk takes you. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0100 7eb8b18f554e4b3705d25546d78ee39b