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We set off for the Lakes in drizzle hoping that the weather might brighten as we headed north. Unfortunately that was not the case and this short walk around Gramere was done under a grey sky. It did however stay fine for us so can't complain there. After the walk as we headed south we found that it had been raining lightly on and off for most of the day.

We left the car quite close to White Moss and walked to the car park to take the path up to the Grasmere to Rydal corpse road. It starts near this residence.

There wasn't much water coming over the small fall at the start of the path.

There as been some damage to the path during the November '09 floods but nothing that a few hundred pairs of boots won't walk down.

A moody Loughrigg from the corpse road.

Silver How over White Moss Common

Looking up Dunney Beck

White Moss Common tarn.

A grey scene as we start to descend to Grasmere

The old road from Grasmere to White Moss common.

The "Resting Stone" on the coffin route.

Dove Cottage

Helm Grag and Steel Fell as we walk into Grasmere village.

Seat Sandal and Stone Arthur.

The bridge over the River Rothay as we walk through the churchyard.

The Wordsworth family graves

The Gingerbread shop was doing some steady business.

A rather quiet village green.

We are now walking down the road on the western side of the mere. It is only a narrow road so watch out for traffic. If you do happen across any foreign HGV drivers following there SatNav system try to stop them. There have been two occurrences of stuck HGV's at Red Bank recently.

Roll on spring....this snowy stuff is fine when accompanied by a blue sky but on days like this it does nothing at all for me. Thats Loughrigg across Grasmere by the way.

Nab Scar

Eventually we leave the road to follow this path down to the shore of Grasmere.

Looks a little brighter to the north. An icy Grasmere with Helm Crag, Seat Sandal and Stone Arthur.

and in close up

Further along the shore path there was an half-hearted attempt at some reflections in an ice-free patch of water

Approaching the boathouse and Loughrigg

Abandonded boats as we enter the wooded section.

We sat awhile here watching some youngsters attempting to break the ice with stones. As can be seen they had little success.

"There's no way I'm going in the water, it's far too cold"

Looking back along the mere from the weir.

The bridge over the Rothay into Penny Rock Woods and our return to the car.

Walking through Penny Rock Wood back to the car

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