~Binsey~
21st May 2010
A couple of hours to spare in Lakeland and a look at the Northern outpost that is Binsey....
Cuckoo
Scroll down for photos and a description of the walk
Camping at Gillside, Glenridding
Simon Baldwin and I met up for our annual Gillside reunion and got there in good time on Friday 21st May, 2010. I suggested a walk up Binsey in the Northern Fells book by A.Wainwright. I would suggest that if he hadn't have written about this fell, I would not have been considering climbing it. But, slowly I'm ticking them off and everyone requires a visit.
Parking at Binsey Lodge
It's 3pm and we park on the roadside near Bisney. I am not really looking foward to the walk; it's hazy, very warm and views in all directions are poor.
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Simon on Binsey Trig Column |
Me on top of Binsey |
Well, it didn't take long to get to the top. We tried to liven things up a little and that is reflected by the photos above. Simon strikes a dramatic pose and I hold my Wainwright Guide for the Northern Fells. He (AW) is the reason I'm here, he speaks quite highly of the fell and finds space for eight pages.
A View to Bassenthwaite Lake
Tree
On the way back, having looped around on the northern side of the fell, we walked through a wooded area and caught sight of a verdant tree and some little blue flowers in the middle ground. I can't quite imagine walking up this fell again, but who knows?
Tea Time
Walkers: Simon Baldwin and Me
Time taken: 1hrs 30 minutes, over a distance of about 3 miles.
Route: Parking near Binsey Lodge, a direct ascent in a NW direction to the summit and along to the western edge of the fell; then NE to a wall which we followed back to the wooded area before turning and heading S back to the lodge and the car.
Weather and conditions: Hazy and very warm..
Greetings Count: Saw one or two others, but weren't troubled by greetings.
Richard's Refreshment Review: We cooked our own tea on the BBQ back at the tent and then took a walk to Patterdale and had a couple of drinks at The White Lion.
Take me back to the start ....
All photos copyright Richard Ratcliffe 2010 ©