Wildplay in Whinlatter & ride to Keswick (C2C Day 2)
Day 2 of our Coast to Coast ride took us from Cockermouth to Keswick, via the Whinlatter Pass. Leaving the coastal plain behind, we headed up Lorton Vale, then up and over the Whinlatter Pass heading for the North Lakes market town of Keswick. Here’s our photo journal from Day 2 of the tour.
Cockermouth is quiet this Monday morning
Monday morning in Cockermouth and all was quiet, at least until we rolled back into town
The kids quickly found something of interest…
The butcher’s is open and doing its business
The town was looking pretty shiny after the big flood clean up and refurbishment
And business looked as if it may be back to normal
Well, if you call that normal
We ride up Lorton Vale in the mist
Back on the road, we headed up Lorton Vale towards the mist and mountains
And on up the Whinlatter Pass
We struggled a bit up the Whinlatter Pass
Spring is in the air
But there were signs of Spring to distract
And encouragement all around
And words of strategically placed encouragement
We stop for wild play in Whinlatter
Up at the top of the pass there was time to explore the Whinlatter Forest
The kids still had energy to explore the Wild Play Area
And the spirit to help each other out
And then head down and into Keswick
Summitting Whinlatter was good preparation
for tackling the Pennines later in the week
And everyone enjoyed the descent down
to reach the North Lakes Town of Keswick
beyond which lay our accommodation for the night,
at the family run Lyzzick Hall Hotel
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See more of our Winter Coast to Coast (C2C) Photo Journals
- Are you a purist or not bothered?
- Day 1: Setting Out: Workington to Cockermouth
- Day 2: Northern Lakes: Over Whinlatter and into Keswick
- Day 3: In the Shadow of Blencathra: Keswick to Penrith
- Day 4: Goodbye Lakes, Hello Pennines: Penrith to Hartside Summit and Alston
- Day 5: Over the Pennines: Nenthead to Allenhead and onto Consett
- Day 6: Welcome to the North East: Consett to Beamish & Sunderland
- Day 7: The end of the ride: Along the Wear in Sunderland
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