Cumbria Way 1999 (35 images)
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September
2010: During a recent Volkssport 10K walk the
topic of walking holidays in Britain came up in conversation. I thought
it might be of interest to do a couple of things:
- Resurrect my original
website
from
1999, when my son and I hiked England's Cumbria Way trail with
Discovery Travel.
- Scan my original 1999 prints at higher resolution and create a
more detailed album - this is it.
The Cumbria
Way through England's Lake District National Park is a popular long
distance hiking trail, one of many that criss-cross England, Wales,
Scotland, and Ireland. Factor in overnight accommodations along the way
at hundreds of conveniently situated inns, guesthouses, and farmhouse
B&Bs, and baggage transfer between each overnight stop, and you
have the perfect ingredients for a self-guided walking holiday. To get
an idea of how extensive these walking holidays have become check out Discovery
Travel's website. Back in 1999 they were a young company pretty
much limited to the north of England; today they have grown a bit as
you'll see. I have always wanted to repeat the Cumbria Way walk: for
Jennie to experience it; and for me to complete it.
Another walking holiday operator of note is Contours Walking Holidays.
Here is a scan of my original itinerary from Discovery Travel...
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