Skiddaw in the Lake District. If your on the lookout for a pleasant ascent then England's fourth highest mountain may be just for you. It's regarded as one of the simplest Lake District mountain's to climb, mainly because it features well laid out tourist tracks, so it's ideal for the occasional walker. September's issue of Trail Magazine maps out a lovely 12 mile walk, starting off from Keswick, striding up Skiddaw, onwards over Lonscale Fell and back full circle to Keswick where you can relax with a well earned cuppa.
This route also provides some stunning views back over Keswick and Derwentwater (although when your in the Lakes, you'll find yourself hard pressed not to encounter stunning views). You can't go wrong with Wainwright, he comments "The Summit is buttressed magnificently by a circle of lesser heights, all of them members of the proud Skiddaw family, the whole forming a splendid and complete example of the structure of the mountains, especially well seen from all directions because of it's isolation."
The mountain takes it's name from the surrounding 'Skiddaw Forest' and to the isolated 'Skiddaw House', a former shooting lodge turned youth hostel.
Not into that? Try this...
Avid reader's ahoy, there be book fair's on the horizon! The book fair's in question (with no pirate's involved I have to add) are run by the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association or PBFA for short. They've been going strong since 1974 and now bring their fairs all over the UK. More than 30 booksellers will be offering antiquarian and second hand books this weekend in Bakewell.
If you fancy getting down there and having a nosey around, the fairs taking place at the Bakewell Agricultural Centre on Haddon Road. Admissions only £1 and you'll be able to get your hands on some intriguing texts from 10am til 4pm.
This weeks product of the week, because getting lost in the Lakes and having a soggy map aren't viable options, the Haglofs WATATAIT Map Case.
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