A short pre-prandial walk with Mark and a very pregnant Verity.
Route: from the National Trust car park heading south for 50m to take a grassy track by a wall until a convincing grassy track headed uphill towards the saddle at the south end of Rannerdale Knotts. Along the ridge to the summit and then carefully down the wet rock staircase turning left and south to meet the shore of Crummock Water. Along obvious paths through woodland, by the lake and by a campsite to reach the Bridge Hotel. After a pint, back to the start.Conditions: low cloud and rain.
Pub: the Bridge Hotel, Buttermere for Tractor Shed Mowdy, Tirril Bridge Inn Blonde and Strands Dark Night.
