Join Julie at High Rigg

Sunday 12 May

Another gloriously sunny morning as we packed up the car and trundled in the direction of Patterdale, making a detour on the way to visit a rather pretty little peak called High Rigg which sits above the church of St John’s in the Vale, near Keswick.

St John’s in the Vale is a delightful small church with regular services

We parked free of charge in a lay-by on the road to Threlkeld and walked back to a small made-up road on the right which took us up by the church.  

And this is where we were heading

For a small fell, it had a rather steep incline in places but the view was definitely worth it

As with any climb, the reward is the cup of tea at the summit!

With Blencathra in the background (and a sigh of envy) I took this photo across the…