Christmas in the Lake District is everyone’s idea of a great place at a good time. Travelling here is a different matter. I drove without too much trouble (detours on M62 due to an accident) to south of Blackburn where I knew there would be a fast charging station. I did have a 5 minute wait before one of the six chargers became free but I got charged.
The final hour of the journey was uneventful and I arrived at the cottage just before dark. Gary & Caroline had settled in about an hour before me.
Our walk the following day was from the cottage front door up to High Dam. It was a good introduction to the steep slopes and streams which typify this area.
More of a Tarn than a lake. It was a short steep hike up to the Dam. The water from the lake was used to turn a water mill at the bottom which made bobbins for the Lancashire cotton industry.
Stott Bobbin Mill is just across the road from the cottage. Unfortunately it’s closed from November to March.
