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Visit Lake District

A Taste of the Backcountry - A full day guided walk in South Lakes with Green Man Survival

  • Location Newby Bridge
  • Price from £55.00

Highlights

Join us on a guided walk exploring Chapel House, one of our favourite forest wanders in the Lake District National Park, certainly one of the best pieces of commercial forestry in the South Lakes. Made up of sitka spruce, larch, Scots pines and western hemlock (I’ll teach you the difference) and an area of ancient broadleaf woodland it hosts a myriad of wildlife and in the autumn a spectacular array of fungi!

We will meet in the morning and set off from the main car park, heading uphill where we will be greeted by one of the best vistas in the Lakes, overlooking Windermere lake and the entire South Lakeland mountains from the Langdale Pikes to the Old Man of Coniston. With a huge range of plants to learn about and an abundance of bird life we will have plenty to keep us entertained.

I bet you had no idea we have 600 species of moss in the UK! Heading out of the forest we will take an old farm track and enjoy the views of Whitbarrow Scar and the Lyth Valley (another fave haunt). Wandering through a working sheep farm and its open grassland gives a glimpse into the beating heart of Cumbria: sheep!

We will soon head back into the forest and have time to enjoy a Kelly Kettle brew under a tarp camp at the gorgeous and picturesque Simpson Ground Reservoir.

This spot is truly magnificent with jumping trout and at the right time of year hundreds of dragonflies racing about. Enjoy your brew and imagine you're in the depths of the Yukon.

We will slowly make our way back to the world and our cars, all good things must come to an end but now you know one of my secret places, I don’t take many folk here, honest!

Our walk today will cover a total distance of approximately 10km.

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All our experiences are offered on a private booking basis for you and your group, and you have complete flexibility to choose your own date for your experience. The minimum requirement is two adult tickets when booking this private activity.

Bring the contents of the single day kit list

For any enquiries, get in touch with Green Man Survival on 07946 841 772 or email contact@greenmansurvival.co.uk

Duration: Full Day (10:00 - approx 16:00)
Challenge Level: 2/5
Maximum No: 8 people
Suggested Min Age: 10 yrs

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Inclusions

    What's included

  • Drink Tea, Coffee, Hot chocolate

    What you'll need

  • Warm Clothing
  • Waterproofs
  • Food
  • Drink

Cancellations

Custom Policy

All bookings made are non-refundable. If you have to cancel your booking, you will forfeit your payment made to Green Man Survival. A booking may be rearranged at the discretion of Green Man Survival – contact us in writing to discuss this. No refunds are given if the client does not show up on the day for any reason. In the event that Green Man Survival are forced to cancel your booking due to circumstances beyond our control, we will contact you to rearrange your booking, or issue a full refund of your monies paid to Green Man Survival.

There will be no further compensation offered. Green Man Survival cannot be held liable for any additional costs incurred as a result of cancellation and as such it is highly recommended that you take out suitable insurance to cover cancellation, any personal accident and liability or loss/damage to personal belongings.

Location

Newby Bridge

Provider

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Green Man Survival

Green Man Survival is the experience provider for A Taste of the Backcountry - A full day guided walk in South Lakes with Green Man Survival