Orrest Head Windermere walk (Wainwright's introduction to the Lakes) | Lake District Walks

In a first Lake District walk after the winter lockdown in April 2021, Neil visits Orrest Head, beside stunning Windermere. Not strictly a "Wainwright" (one of the 241 fells described by Alfred Wainwright in his Guides to the Lake District Fells), Orrest Head is nevertheless named in Wainwright's "The Outlying Fells of Lakeland," as the first fell that he climbed. In that book, he describes Orrest Head as "our first ascent in Lakeland, our first sight of mountains in tumultuous array across glittering waters, our awakening to beauty. It is a popular walk, deservedly, for here the promised land is seen in all its glory." Since our visit, the Lake District National Park have extended the accessible path all the way to the top (when we visited, it only reached the gate). The Lake District National Park also has a great guide to Orrest Head as part of its Miles Without Stiles routes - 50 routes across the National Park suitable for people with limited mobility, including wheelchair users, families with pushchairs, and the visually impaired: www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/visiting/things-to-do/walking/mileswithoutstiles/mws50 Subscribe for more films of our walks and visit our website: www.onyvafilms.com to read more and to suggest other walks that you would like to see. More films coming soon! Ordnance Survey maps used with permission. OS Explorer map: OL7: English Lakes. https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.... #lakedistrictwalks #lakedistrictvlog #lakedistrict #ambleside #windermere