Back ‘o Skiddaw’ and Hadrian’s Wall

From Windermere, travel towards Keswick via Rydal Water, Grasmere and Thirlmere. Continue along the shore of Bassenthwaite with views of the “mighty Skiddaw” fell. On to the pretty village of Caldbeck cross the wild moorland “back ‘o Skiddaw”. Visit to Priest’s Mill, an ancient water mill fully restored – see the grave of the famous huntsman, John Peel, in the churchyard nearby. Travel on through the ‘Debatable Lands’ to Birdoswald, an excavated Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall. After lunch continue to Alston, England’s highest village. Stop to see the amazing Neolithic stone circle known as Long Meg and her Daughters. Return via Ullswater and the Kirkstone Pass.

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