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Hi all,

Me and the wife are off to the lakes on Friday for a couple of nights camping and photo taking. Well, I'll be taking photos, she'll be standing around bored as hell and regretting me ever dragging her along but that's by the by...

Anyway, we were planning on staying at the National Trust Low Wray campsite - was wondering if anyone had any opinions for/against or suggestions as to places where I should really head out to?

I just want to get some really nice scenic shots - obviously sunrises/sunsets but I also have a B+W ND110 and I'm not afraid to use it :lol:

Other than the photo taking is there anything else you guys could suggest to appease the wife after I've been taking photos for hours! :lol:

Apologies for the very noobish type questions but I've never been to the lakes before! :bonk:

Cheers,
Nick
 
Hope the weather is ok for you! We will be up there more often as we bought a caravan about 30miles away so not too much of a drive.
 
For the scenic stuff you need to drive a bit further North...the Langdale Pikes are great as is pretty much everywhere around Keswick - Buttermere is a personal favourite of mine. The best views are to be had with a little bit of walking, probably the best views for least effort are from Catbells & Haystacks

Simon
 
hope you get lovely days
dry and cool
lots of luck with the photography
and the wife
i know what its like...we both like walking...but only one of us likes stopping :(

its a great spot
 
simonkit said:
For the scenic stuff you need to drive a bit further North...the Langdale Pikes are great as is pretty much everywhere around Keswick - Buttermere is a personal favourite of mine. The best views are to be had with a little bit of walking, probably the best views for least effort are from Catbells & Haystacks

Simon
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Appreciated :thumbs: I'll make a note :)

mrcrow said:
hope you get lovely days
dry and cool
lots of luck with the photography
and the wife
i know what its like...we both like walking...but only one of us likes stopping :(

its a great spot
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My wife's not very good at 'chilling out' so I don't know how the weekend will go - but she's adamant she wants to come! :)
 
1. Go to the Langdale Pikes.
2. Climb Harrison's Pike.
3. Take lots of lovely landscapes.
4. Descend Harrison's.
5. Enter the Stickle Barn and have a pint of Jennings - or two.
6. Lament that Old Peculier is OFF at the moment - bummer.
7. Retire well satisfied.
 
Can't go wrong with the Wastwater area....stunning.
 
zeugma said:
5. Enter the Stickle Barn and have a pint of Jennings - or two.
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Is it not the Stickle Tarn? Agree on the area and that pub is grand.

As far as places to shoot goes I would have suggested a trip on Ullswater pn the steamer and do all stops. Howtoen has some great valley views.
 
As said,you can't go wrong in Great Langdale or the Keswick area,but for me Buttermere is unbeatable.Good luck with the weather it makes or breaks photos.:wave:
 
Just a little entry for your notebook - maybe for another time.
The Coppermines YHA is a great place to stay, right on top of Coniston Old Man.
The approach by road is truly like a lunar landscape, an experience in itself.
As you probably already know, the area is extremely popular. It pays to get off the beaten track with your boots on. The likes of Ambleside, Grasmere etc can be heaving.
Wainwright has a lot to answer for - although I do have access to a full set of his guides!
 
there are a couple of nice boat house on ullswater, ashness bridge just south of keswick must be the most photographed bridge in the uk.

Wastwater area is another of my favourites, get up very early, capture the mist on Grasmere i find it one of the best for reflections and so still first thing

I hope you get better weather than the last weekend, we are up at ullswater every weekend for the next 9 weeks! bliss :thumbs:
 
does your wife like shopping...ambleside is good and there is a good cafe there which does a wicked latte
parkings a swine
cheers
geof
 
I'd definitely recommend Catbells. It's not a big climb and you can get some stunning views almost as soon as you start the ascent. Once on top, you can get views like this. There's a small car park at the foot of one of the main routes up at Hawes End (postcode for sat nav CA12 5UE).

If you go to see the stone circle at Castlerigg stone circle then be aware that it gets a lot of visitors. Your ND110 should be useful for removing them from view.
 
Thanks for this post - it has given me inspiration to try and get up to the Lakes this weekend.

Ta
 
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