Route: from Lorton to Cockermouth and then along Sustrans route 10 to the north of Watch Hill along the Derwent Valley via Bewaldeth to take the road under Binsey gaining altitude. Then a long speedy descent to try the Castle Inn at Kilnhill (beer needing changing and so) then on to The Pheasant under Sale Fell. After a pint and homemade crisps retracing the route to visit the Lakeland Distillery (to have a quick tasting and then buy a bottle of gin) and then steeply up and then along the road south of Watch Hill, descending to Cockermouth and thence home.
Conditions: gradually improving with sun at the pub stop and on the way into Cockermouth (following the next day's Tour of Britain route).
Pub: the Phesant Inn, Bassenthwaite for Black Sheep Bitter and Coniston Bluebird.
