An Adventure in the Lakes

Okay, so I have had an amazzziiing weekend made all the better by it being sunny! I went on numerous adventures to Arnside and up to the Lakes and did some walking, cave exploring and also went to the cinema afterwards as well!

 

So yesterday, being Sunday, I went up to the Lake district and went for a walk up round near Grasmere around near Rydal Water. I visited this place when I was in school in year 7 and walked from Ambleside Youth Hostel, in the pouring rain, all the way to Grasmere and back; only made interesting after visiting the caves near Rydal Water. It was such a great day to go to the Lakes it was sunny, dry and relatively warm. There was also snow still topping the higher mountains which meant the scenery was even more beautiful.

 
 
 
 

The walk is relatively easy one and you get to visit Rydal Caves, which are huge caves that are easily accessible. Unfortunately, they are man made caves but they are still stunning and the shear size of the larger one is spectacular. Its almost like an amphitheatre inside. It is an enter at your own risk cave however due to rockfalls in 2009 however there are no signs up warning off walkers.
The cave was once a quarry that used to collect slate for the local towns in buildings homes. I being a geologist noticed that the cave could not have been formed naturally being very hard metamorphic rock. The colours of this metamorphic rock in the cave look great in the cave and the small lake which is relatively shallow and doesn't cover the whole of the cave floor bounces off the light fantastically.
If you fancy the walk its in between Grasmere and Ambleside. There is two car parks on either side of the main route and close to the first lake travelling towards Grasmere from Ambleside: Rydal Water.

 

I also stopped at this little café which was hidden away in the hillside close to the caves and main road. Though expensive I had a spicy tomato soup which was amazing and being inside this old house in front of the log fire was great, even if it did feel like somebody's living room.

 

 I continued along the walk to further spectacular views across the forests, mountains and lakes. Looking towards the higher northern peaks coated in snow.

 I then got back to the car and finished the adventure with a pint and this spectacular view across Lake Windemere and watched the sun set slowly.

 

All in all, a very chilled out weekend! Did not want it to end at all!

 

Hope you all had a good one!