A 4km stroll round Cockermouth, glancing at future housing possibilities.Route: leaving the car on Windmill Lane and heading east, trying to cross to the railway path first at Meadow Bank Close (because of a path marked on the map but no longer on the ground) and then Bellbrigg. Heading west on the railway path, turning left just before the bridge over the River Cocker and following a path under new housing and then across fields, trying some new outdoor exercise equipment, to and over the bridge. Turning left through Double Mills, past the beach (with permitted access) and following the path until it ran out (in accord with the map). Retracing the path and heading through the park to Rubbybanks Road. Detouring via a snickleway to the B5292 to shop for lunch and then directly across the footbridge to the Swan Inn.
Conditions: some initial brightness giving way to darker clouds.
Pub: the Swan Inn, Cockermouth, for Fyne Ales Jarl (what else?).
