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90 miles, 7 days, 44 pubs…
The Inn Way…to the English Lake District was the second book in the series and takes the reader on a 90-mile circular journey through some of the most beautiful corners of the Lake District calling at 44 traditional Lakeland inns along the way. From Ambleside, the route heads west over the stunning Borrowdale fells then turns south through the mountains and valleys of western Lakeland, perhaps the most dramatic, inspiring and remote landscape in England – the finale is the summit of Swirl How on the last day. Complete with foreword by Eric Robson.
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Guidebook
‘The Inn Way…to the English Lake District’ by Mark Reid, published by InnWay Publications (ISBN 978-1-902001-01-2, paperback, 200pp, RRP £8:95). This guidebook was published in 1998, with a re-print in March 1999 and again (with revisions) in April 2002 and August 2006. This latest re-print includes an alternative low-level route between Coniston and Great Langdale (Stage 7).
Where does the route go?
The Inn Way…to the English Lake District starts and finishes at Ambleside, a bustling Lakeland town set on the northern tip of Windermere with the ‘high fells’ stretching away to the west, north and east. The walk then takes in Rydal, Grasmere, Far Easedale, Borrowdale, the High Spy ridge, Derwentwater, Coledale, Loweswater, Crummock Water, Buttermere, Ennerdale, Wasdale, Wast Water, Eskdale, the Duddon Valley, Coniston Water, Swirl How, Great Langdale and Elterwater. The most easterly point is Ambleside, northerly point is Braithwaite (near Keswick), westerly point is Loweswater (village) and southerly point is Broughton-in-Furness.
Distance
90 miles (145km).
How many days will it take to walk?
The Inn Way…to the English Lake District is a long distance circular walk, divided into seven ‘day stages’ ranging from 11 to 15 miles.
Where are the Overnight Stops?
Ambleside (start/finish), Rosthwaite, Braithwaite, Buttermere, Boot-in-Eskdale, Broughton-in-Furness and Coniston.
How many pubs will I pass (or go into!) along the way?
There are 44 pubs along ‘The Inn Way’. Each ‘day stage’ is designed to include a pub at lunchtime and the Overnight Stops offer a choice of pubs and facilities. There are blue and yellow circular ‘Inn Way Pub Stickers’ in the windows of each of the 44 inns along the route.
Which Ordnance Survey Maps cover the route?
The following maps cover the entire route and show the countryside in great detail.
OS Explorer map (1:25,000 scale) OL4 ‘The English Lakes, North Western area’
OS Explorer map (1:25,000 scale) OL6 ‘The English Lakes, South Western area’
OS Explorer map (1:25,000 scale) OL7 ‘The English Lakes, South Eastern area’
Free Certificate
Visit all 44 pubs along the route, fill out the ‘Log Book’ at the back of the book and get a FREE ‘Inn Way’ Certificate. |
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