Lake District miscellany

This is a view from Arnside promenade looking northwards over the Kent estuary and the Arnside viaduct with the Lake District fells beyond. Taken a few minutes after sunset and just a few days before the summer solstice, the sun sets a long way round to the north-west.

Originally uploaded for the Guesswhere UK group. Whitbarrow Scar is the west-facing cliff-like escarpment above which is a fascinating landscape of Carboniferous Limestone crags and limestone pavements at the south-east margin of the Lake District National Park. This portion of Whitbarrow Scar is also known as Chapel Head Scar.

Originally uploaded for the Guesswhere UK group. Whitbarrow is a fascinating landscape of Carboniferous Limestone crags and limestone pavements at the south-east margin of the Lake District National Park. The photo is a northerly view to its highest point, Lord's Seat, 215 m. On the skyline are some of the higher Lake District fells, from L - R: High Raise (in cloud), Ullscarf, and Seat Sandal on the right with Rydal Fell just visible in front of it. The smooth dome summit of Great Rigg is on the extreme right.

A view southwards from the southern end of Whitbarrow Scar, across the Kent estuary (with its railway viaduct) towards Arnside and Arnside Knott.

Looking northwards along the western edge of Whitbarrow, towards its highest point Lord's Seat, and the central Lake District fells in the far distance.

The classic view of Grasmere in the Lake District, viewed from the 'Grasmere Cairn' on the northern flank of Loughrigg Fell. Clouds are sweeping in from the west (left) ahead of a warm front associated with an advancing depression. It started to rain a few hours after this photo was taken and continued for the next 24 hours. Typical Lake District weather, really.

The Ordnance Survey column on the west summit of Loughrigg Fell in the Lake District. Loughrigg is another of Lakeland's fells of only modest elevation, but is full of interest and charm and with good views all round. The Langdale Pikes are in silhouette on the left, just a sliver of Grasmere visible just left of centre, Dunmail Raise and the Thirlmere valley just right of centre with Lonscale Fell visible in the far distance; Seat Sandal and Fairfield visible on the right.

Harter Fell has three rocky summits: west, middle and east. The middle one is the highest (2140 ft), the western summit bears the OS trig. point. In the middle distance, Green Crag is in shadow, Devoke Water is visible just left of centre. To the right, Eskdale opens out towards Ravenglass and the Irish Sea.

View northwards towards the Scafells from the summit of Harter Fell. We were just about on a level with the cloud base, alternately being enclosed in rushing mist and then in bright sunshine, which gave a wonderful depth and dynamic feel to the scene.