A 6km solitary (L visiting Ted in Cubbington) stroll (eschewing running because of a lingering chest infection).Route: taking the 10:21am train to Burneside and walking along icy pavements to Bowston and staying on the west/left bank of the river through Cowan Head to Haggs Bridge. Crossing and walking through the woods but taking the first exit to pick up the track to Side House. For once, taking the snowy path on the left-hand side of the stream to Frost Hole and thus to the road down past Craggy Wood. Briefly detouring though a Manchester Water Company (Thirlmere Aqueduct) gate to take the path in the wood left down to the obvious egress/ingress and thence to the Mill Yard.
Conditions: cooler than Kendal at around 0C with ice under foot. Some blue skies though little direct sun.
Pub: the Hawkshead Brewery, Staveley, for Hawkshead 5 Hop.
