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Message 1,016: We have just got a Campervan and are looking to explore England over the next few years. Lake District is top of the list and with your lovely walks in mind we will soon be up there trying them out. We have 2 dogs and they love new walks, the views are what I am looking forward to and the Lakes. Many thanks it all looks very clear and easy to follow. From: Sue Neill Town/City: Guildford Country: England Date: Monday 29 April 2013 Message 1,015: Great website - by far the most reliable source of routes and their assessment I have come across! From: Tim Rusby Town/City: London Country: England Date: Friday 19 April 2013 Message 1,014: Thanks for the read of your Coast to Coast walks. We are aiming to do the Coast to Coast ourselves in September but taking the 15 day option as we are all soaps. From: Anthony Town/City: Stamford, Lincolnshire Country: England Date: Friday 19 April 2013 Message 1,013: Unfortunately I'm past the age to follow in your footsteps and California's a bit far to commute, but I so enjoy visiting your site. My maternal grandparents Willliam and Mary [Wray] Walker emigrated from the area around Ripon in 1831. I can now appreciate what a beautiful land they left. I've been able to trace ancestors through baptisms, burials etc in "Ripon Collegiate" back to 1600s so I feel a kindredship to Yorkshire...Jerri From: Jerri Rudloff Town/City: Fair Oaks, California Country: USA Date: Thursday 18 April 2013 Message 1,012: Hi Mike, I just felt I had to thank you for all your inspiration. I regularly meet up with my mum who lives in York to walk with our dogs. I search the internet looking for suitable walks for us to do and inevitably end up back at your site and doing one of yours. When talking to mum about this it turns out that she does exactly the same thing!! Many thanks and long may we all enjoy our beautiful countryside. From: Maria Mackenzie Town/City: Crook, County Durham Country: England Date: Tuesday 16 April 2013 Message 1,011: I have made 4 visits to High Cup Nick now; 2 with the dubious encumbrance of a road bike, in my teens, when the route was not marked and nobody was about. I am now nearly 68. Always approached from the east, ie via Cow Green which gives the opportunity to visit Cauldron Snout en route, a waterfall (or cascade) which is impressive when in flood. I suspect that the visual advantage of approaching from the east is that HCN is quite suddenly presented in all its glory in the last 50m or so as you approach its rim. The disadvantage is that you will most probably have to ford the Maize Beck which can vary between a trickle and a raging flood ! But I have to say that the vista thus presented from the lip of HCN is awesome and I am not aware of its like anywhere else in the UK. I am hoping to make another visit this year .. but on foot, not bike. I suspect it is mostly rideable, just. But MTBs did not exist in the 1960s ! From: Chris Cowell Town/City: Hampshire Country: England Date: Monday 15 April 2013 Message 1,010: Hi Mike I have been a follower of your site over the last three years. I have utilised this site when planning walks with my family and friends. However I would like to thank John Deasey for the Haystacks and Great Gable walk. My son and I did it on Monday 8th April. It was superb with a few hairy moments on Kirk Fell due to the snow and on Windy Gap where it did blow my son over. It took us just under eight hours but it was an absolutely banging walk which I will do again; hopefully with friends. Please pass my thanks onto John Deasey and thanks to you for an inspirational website. 'I put John in touch with John Deasey so he could thank him personally for the inspirational walk he provided for the website' From: John Whitworth Town/City: Bolsover, Derbyshire Country: England Date: Saturday 13 April 2013 Message 1,009: Mike - I love your site - a veritable modern day Wainwright! I found the site when looking for information and advice about Jack's Rake. My (12 year old) daughter has been wanting very much to climb that route for years having seen it from the other side of the tarn at an early age. While we both have proper boots, etc and are familiar with the Lakes, I cannot truthfully describe us as experienced as our visits are too infrequent. I would love to take her up but am mindful of the risks and accidents I have read about. It is hard to judge whether it would just be challenging for us - or reckless. Would you, or do you know of anyone who would be willing to accompany us i.e. a guided walk? We are spending the best part of a week based in Ambleside at the end of May. 'I have put Barbara in touch with some walkers and with groups in the hope she can find a responsible guide to help her and her daughter complete the Jack's Rake challenge' From: Barbara Downie Town/City: London Country: England Date: Saturday 13 April 2013 Message 1,008: Wow, Mike! What a find! I have been reading for an hour now. So inspirational and thorough. I will be in Kirkby Stephen for 3 days early May and want to walk through some valleys with hills high above and around me. Not great knees but lots of stamina for walking flats and gentle inclines. I am coming by train so any walks through the Dales you can suggest for me hopping on and off at the market towns would be GREAT! Thanks so much - I really need your help here. Love walking alone - imagining the Bronte sisters' writing! 'I have provided Linda Marie with some walking ideas from and centred around railway stations' From: Linda Marie Coakley Town/City: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Country: Canada Date: Friday 12 April 2013 Message 1,007: Just walked the Saltaire, Bingley, Harden Moor route, fabulous walk and I really enjoyed it. However there was one fly in the ointment, at the end of the Cottingley Wood Estate road you cannot get out! There is a new electric gate with metal fencing completely blocking the route to Manor Drive and Ghyll Wood Drive, rather than back pedal I scrambled up through the wood towards Beckfield Road, clambered over a wall and found a rocky footpath down to the otherside of the gate, I have since found that the road through Cottingley wood Estate is not a right of way, there is a way round, but not as scenic. Still, a good walk all in all. Many thanks. 'I have changed detail in the summary of the walk to point out an alternative route from the information Frances has provided' From: Frances Smith Town/City: Bradford, West Yorkshire Country: England Date: Thursday 11 April 2013 Message 1,006: Thank you for your inspiring descriptions. I have just returned to walking. With grown up children and living on the edge of the Lakes I am enjoying the free time to walk in this wonderful countryside. I particularly like your style of writing which is encouraging and very accessible. Long may you continue. From: Alan Cook Town/City: Penrith, Cumbria Country: England Date: Thursday 11 April 2013 Message 1,005: After having 2 spinal fusions,( and needing a third...!) I have become discouraged from anything but flat, tarmac walks . Your wonderful, informative site has inspired me to broaden my horizons! How fabulous that you have spent the time and effort into putting together this amazing site for all to use. I shall keep you updated and hope my progress will encourage others with physical limitations :-) From: Shelley Quinney Town/City: Lincolnshire Country: England Date: Sunday 07 April 2013 Message 1,004: We have lived in York for three years now and use your website every free weekend we have to go walking in the Dales, North York Moors and around Harrogate. We haven't been on any walk that we haven't enjoyed so just wanted to say thank you very much! From: Jan and Will Maclennan Town/City: York Country: England Date: Friday 05 April 2013 Message 1,003: As an avid walker and mountaineer I have found this website an invaluable resource for material when researching routes in Dark Peak area of Derbyshire for my long distance day walks in both the summer and winter time. Great Website. From: Andrew Maltby Town/City: Nottingham Country: England Date: Wednesday 03 April 2013 Message 1,002: Hi Mike, we walked the Leathley, Stainburn, Braythorn and Lindley Walk today. The mud was over ankle deep in places but an enjoyable walk, detoured off the route just before West End Farm as couldn't see the stile. So turned left at the top of the road then first right towards Lindley along a quiet lane with great views over the valley. Picked the route back up at Lindley. From: David Ashworth Town/City: Leeds Country: England Date: Monday 01 April 2013 Message 1,001: Great to access the digital files for download into Memory Map and Garmin GPX. I love maps but I am also trying to keep up with the technology. From: Barry Edwards Town/City: Beverley Country: England Date: Thursday 28 March 2013 Message 1,000: Hello, I love the beautiful images of the Lake District on your website. I write to you to thank you for the help in choosing the first fell walk for my son whom I named Keswick. I am taking him to Keswick for his Easter holidays and I hope to infect him with the beauty just as I was as a small child. So Keswick Cowe is finally at the age of 7 going on his first walk up Latrigg. I hope to take him every year to walk the beautiful fells. Or maybe this is my excuse to do them all again and again. If the country had a heart it would be nestled in the Lake District. From: Sheree Cowe Town/City: Hove Country: England Date: Tuesday 26 March 2013 Message 999: Hello Mike, I have been having a more thorough look at your great site. The photos of High Cup Nick are fabulous. That was the 5th walk I did in 2003 which was down as moderate but our leaders tended to over exaggerate!!! I was 60 when I got into walking so it was well worth the effort. I often visit a friend in Richmond, Yorkshire and usually do the Drummer Boy walk which is a gentle one for anyone to do if they're in that area. In 2011 I did the 15 mile Boundary Walk and got the Certificate to prove it!! That walk is held every 7 years so I needed to do it while I was still able. It was a fun day and the weather was glorious until the very end when the heavens opened. Keep smiling, Pat From: Pat Fawcett Town/City: Whitley Bay Tyne & Wear Country: England Date: Wednesday 20 March 2013 Message 998: Dear Sir, I used to be rather fit but after a heart attack in November things changed. After rehab training things are working out fine and I am longing to do some long nature walks. As I love the people and the nature in the UK I am planning to go to Leeds in May. I will bring my wife to show her the beauty of your country. But I need some help, what would be the most beautiful walk around Leeds? Thanks in advance! Yours faithfully, Hans Bengtsson 'Not an easy task as all the walks have individual merit but I recommended the Harewood House and East Keswick walk which Hans replied to saying the choice was perfect' From: Hans Bengtsson Town/City: Country: Sweden Date: Thursday 14 March 2013 Message 997: Dear Mr Brockhurst - Many thanks for all your hard work which I think is a very rewarding one. I am 67 years old and I have enjoyed the Peak District since I was 14 when I first visited the area with sunday school. My brother and I try visit as often as we can so from the bottom of our hearts we thank you once again. Keep safe. From: Patrick Lionel Whalen Town/City: Manchester Country: England Date: Tuesday 12 March 2013 Message 996: Hello Mike - It is a few years since I wrote in the Guestbook but you might remember I was the looney tunes who climbed Hellvelyn after taking the wrong path. I twisted my knee on a walk about 4 years ago and had to rest and never got back into walking with my group which was really sad. However in 2011 I went on holiday to South Africa and there was no way I was going all that way and not attempting Table Mountain. I was sensible and hired a guide and we walked up through Cecilia Forest. It was quite a strenuous walk but I made it. According to the guide she said I had walkers legs ? I never knew walkers had "special" legs. Last June I went to China and managed to walk on the Great Wall which again was brilliant. I was 70 in September so am trying to pack as much in as I can. I am thinking of going to South Africa again next year and get fit enough to climb the Front Table. Hope all goes well with you, Pat From: Pat Fawcett Town/City: Whitley Bay Tyne & Wear Country: England Date: Monday 11 March 2013 Message 995: I have really enjoyed your website. The reason I looked at is was to help me plan a sponsored walk for Safehands for Mothers of the Dales Way in Autumn of this year. We will be fundraising to help us in our work of reducing infant and maternal mortality in developing countries. What I would really appreciate is to talk to someone who knows a lot about the route to aid in my planning. A few years ago I took a group of 22 on part of the Camino to Santiago de Compastela - detailed planning was essential to the success of that walk so any assistance you could give me would be greatly appreciated. With regards, Lady Jane Naylor, Trustee SafeHands for Mothers 'I am assisting Jane plan the walk along the Dales Way' From: Lady Jane Naylor Town/City: London and Worcester Country: England Date: Friday 08 March 2013 Message 994: I wrote about a year and a half ago expressing my admiration for your website. Since then, I injured my foot severely in an accident and have been unable to walk any distance at all. I have just had surgery on my foot which promises a return to walking and I booked a cottage in the Dales for two weeks in September, 2013. Your website inspires me to get this recovery done right so that I will see Simon's Seat and Penyghent in person! Thank you so much for this marvelous gift. From: Jan Jones Town/City: Bow, Washington Country: USA Date: Thursday 07 March 2013 Message 993: Hi Mike, after many months of lurking it's about time I made contact to say a BIG THANKS for all the time and effort you put into your site. I've been inspired to follow several of your routes. What a great resource it is, and how you find the time to do the walks and maintain the site (plus Facebook Twitter and You Tube) I'll never know. Do you ever sleep? I've just started my own site andrewswalks.co.uk and added a link to yours - hope that's ok. It's not meant to rival yours and never could, but it's nice to look back and reflect on days out in the countryside. If you get time, have a look at the 3 golden days 27th-29th feb. Hope to see you out on the fells one day, all the best, Andrew From: Andrew Locking Town/City: Westella, Hull Country: England Date: Wednesday 06 March 2013 Message 992: Hello - I love this website, I went on the Mastiles Lane/Cote Gill walk on Saturday, it was fantastic. Have you ever thought about developing a Smartphone App version of this site? Something that allows you to superimpose the route maps over online mapping (I use UK Maps fanstastic app) with GPS dot would be very useful. Many thanks, Ben 'I told Ben the Smartphone App is a project I am considering should I get more interest as I already have a media producer standing by on the idea' From: Ben Lewis Town/City: Leeds Country: England Date: Monday 04 March 2013 Message 991: Hi Mike, Just a brief message to say thanks for a wonderful informative website which is pleasing on the eye and easy to navigate. I walked the Pennine way in 1974 and 1975 and have been a keen walker ever since, especially as my wife Margaret has been bitten by the photography bug. Today we have visited Semerwater and West Burton Falls in the Yorkshire Dales for instance. Keep up the good work and thanks again. From: Alan Hesketh Town/City: Rossendale, Lancashire Country: England Date: Sunday 03 March 2013 Message 990: A truly fantastic site, thank you VERY much Mike. I walked the Knaresborough Round last weekend and took in some lovely sites on a frosty morning and throughout the day. Having lived in Otley for a number of years I regularly walked Fewston, Swinsty and Thruscross reservoirs and can highly recommend them individually or as one lovely long 15 mile walk around all 3 and up the Washburn river. I usually walk alone, being 26 I have few friends who enjoy a 20mile walk(!), so if you know of any long distance walking groups i would love to know about them. Regards and thanks again Mike. 'I connected Mike to a couple of Walkers Forums with members who like long distance walking challenges in the hope he finds some ideas on walks and groups he can join for those longer walking outings' From: Mike Wood Town/City: Otley, Leeds Country: England Date: Saturday 02 March 2013 Message 989: Hi Mike, Great site and thank your effort and for sharing all this valuable information. It has been very useful in planning my upcoming trip to the Lakes From: Belgian Walker Town/City: Limburg Country: Belgium Date: Saturday 02 March 2013 Message 988: What an excellent, comprehensive and intelligent site. Thank you. From: Verity and Reggie Hickman Town/City: Berrick Salome, Oxon Country: England Date: Sunday 24 February 2013 Message 987: Hello Mike, Love the site, thanks for your obvious dedication and commitment. Could you please advise me on how to paste a gpx file into my movescount software. I'm trying to use the Pendle Hill walk, when I click on the link for the gpx file I get taken to the full text. I have copied the text and tried to paste it into notepad and save as gpx, but then my software will not recognise the file, could you please tell me what I am doing wrong. Warm regards, John 'I told John he needs to right click on the file and save it to his computer before uploading it to his device' From: John Gibson Town/City: Barnoldswick, Lancashire Country: England Date: Tuesday 19 February 2013 Message 986: Hi Mike, great website with loads of usefull information and great pictures to boot. Keep up the good work as I will check back here regularly for new updates and routes. From: Richard Marshall Town/City: Brookenby/ Lincolnshire Country: England Date: Saturday 16 February 2013 Message 985: I am thrilled to have found this site! It is getting me started on my first walking vacation in England. I have lots of alpine hiking experience and have hiked in Austria,Germany and the USA (my country of residence) but have never hiked in England. What would be the best area to start out with for a 14 day stay, arriving at Heathrow Airport? Thanks, Hikers! 'I made a couple of suggestions on areas to Renate and also told her about the Coast to Coast walk' From: Renate Davis Town/City: Baton Rouge Country: USA Date: Saturday 16 February 2013 Message 984: Many thanks for a really useful guide - we're going walking in the Peak District soon and your website has really helped to plan our walking, and the pictures and commentary are great. Thanks for all the considerable efforts! From: Richard Cannacott Town/City: Maidstone, Kent Country: England Date: Friday 15 February 2013 Message 983: Hi, fantastic website, full of great info and pictures. Best regards and keep up the great site. From: John Miller Town/City: Darwin, Lancashire Country: England Date: Sunday 10 February 2013 Message 982: This is a really good comprehensive site. It has helped me narrow down some hiking trails and provided me with good information. I will be visiting the Grantham area from Kingston, Canada next week and checking out the Norfolk Coast Path and Hadrian's Wall Path. From: Justin Badwoulf Town/City: Kingston Country: Canada Date: Sunday 10 February 2013 Message 981: The wife and I discovered walking a year ago and use your website to plan all our walks. Just in case you wondered if all your hard work was worth it I can assure you it most definitely is. Everything about your site is superbly done. I got a Memory Map 2800 GPS recently and all I need now is some dry ground and I will be back outdoors again. I was particularly impressed to see so many local walks around Harrogate and North Leeds. What a great chap you are! From: Tony King Town/City: Shadwell, North Leeds Country: England Date: Thursday 07 February 2013 Message 980: An excellent site, having looked it over, now can't wait to sample some of the walks in the better weather. Thanks for the effort. From: Tony Kitchen Town/City: Blackburn Country: England Date: Wednesday 06 February 2013 Message 979: Found your site while researching a walk for the students at school, what a gem! thank you so much for the research and information a great site which is going to provide me with an invaluable resource for work and pleasure. From: Tim Gowthorpe Town/City: Hutton Cranswick, Driffield, East Yorkshire Country: England Date: Sunday 03 February 2013 Message 978: Good site and inspiring walks. From: Ken Scott-Clegg Town/City: Burntwood Country: England Date: Saturday 02 February 2013 Message 977: I have just bumped into this website and it is really what I was looking for. Though I love Italy, I have always had a deep love for the whole UK as well, and I often come "up there" for my holidays. I hope I will soon follow one of your suggested walks. I do really thank you for your good advices, photos, etc. Greetings from Italy! From: Francesca Laurigi Town/City: Siena Country: Italy Date: Tuesday 22 January 2013 Message 976: Love the photo on the homepage, looks like it is from the top of Cat Bells which is the first peak we climbed. My wife Sharon, and I have been visiting the Lakes for about 3 years now. We try to come up about 4 - 5 times a year and we absolutely adore it. Our favourite place to stay is the Mary Mount Hotel. This year I am hoping to try Helvellyn. From: Steve Leach Town/City: Newport Country: Wales Date: Tuesday 22 January 2013 Message 975: Did the walk from Wythburn to Helvellyn range and then over Fairfield in beautiful conditions on Wednesday. Inversion on the summits! Thanks for the suggestion, we had a great day. From: Nigel Fox Town/City: Northallerton Country: England Date: Friday 11 January 2013 Message 974: Hi Mike, Thanks very much for your reply and advice on how to upload your GPX files to my device. Your advice worked, so I can now download to my GPS. Thanks again for your help and for putting such a great walking site on the internet and sharing your experiences. Kind regards, Adrian and Rita From: Adrian and Rita Reynolds Town/City: Country: England Date: Wednesday 09 January 2013 Message 973: Hi, We've walked a couple of your routes now and are planning for some of the longer ones this year (including the 3 Peaks Walk, Yorks) Your descriptions are far better than others we've done from different sites, so thank you! Keep up the good work. From: Matt Ward Town/City: Leicester Country: England Date: Friday 04 January 2013 |
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