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One of my Favourite Places

Cumbria is England’s most three-dimensional county. Of England’s 100 highest points, all but two are in Cumbria and all but five are in the Lake District. But it’s not just a festival of hilliness. Cumbria also has a beautiful coastline.

It is undoubtedly my favourite English county as far as scenery goes. I could never tire of going there. And as you can see from the posts on here, I have been there quite a lot.

Obviously the most prominent feature is the Lake District National Park, but the county also contains a beautiful if remote coastline and further hilliness inland.Over the course of my adult life I’ve probably been there ten or more times, but it’s a place I never tire of. I could happily go there for the rest of forever, to be honest.

Yes, it’s a little spartan where the geocaching is concerned, but it does take you back to the “old skool” days of caching when you’d walk for a whole day to find a couple of caches. They are generally hard earned but worth it.

Trips

Since I’ve been a cacher though (or a Wainwrighter) I’ve made the following trips – these are the ones that were long enough to warrant a blog post or two. There have been some other “drive-by” visits too:

  • A long weekend in 2004 in February
  • A full week’s holiday in May 2016
  • A long weekend to attend a running event in September 2016
  • A weekend away with the lads in November 2018
  • A full week’s holiday in June 2019
  • A full week’s holiday in August 2021
  • A fortnight’s holiday in July 2023
  • Driving visits on my way elsewhere in May 2024
  • A weekend away with the lads in November 2024

Individual Posts

So here are all the geocaching blog posts I’ve written for trips to Cumbria.

Glenridding Dodd
2025 Cumbria Lake District 2025 Wainwrights

Glenridding Dodd

Sale and Ling Fells
2025 Cumbria Lake District 2025 Wainwrights

Sale and Ling Fells

Lots of Little Ones
2025 Cumbria Lake District 2025 Wainwrights

Lots of Little Ones

Stone Arthur
2025 Cumbria Lake District 2025 Wainwrights

Stone Arthur

Keswick
2025 Cumbria Lake District 2025 parkruns

Keswick

High Seat
2025 Cumbria Lake District 2025 Wainwrights

High Seat

Stair Rods
2025 Cumbria Lake District 2025 Wainwrights

Stair Rods

Fellbarrow
2025 Cumbria Lake District 2025 Wainwrights

Fellbarrow

Rydal Water
2025 Cumbria Lake District 2025

Rydal Water

Sweeping Up
2025 Cumbria Lake District 2025 Wainwrights

Sweeping Up

Above Honister
2025 Cumbria Lake District 2025 Wainwrights

Above Honister

Baby Steps
2025 Cumbria Lake District 2025 Wainwrights

Baby Steps

Kendal and Lancaster
2024 Cumbria Lancashire Moffat 2024

Kendal and Lancaster

Cumbrian Coast
2024 Cumbria Moffat 2024

Cumbrian Coast

Barf
2023 Cumbria Lake District 2023 Wainwrights

Barf

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