Local Walks close to Mosedale End Farm
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Bowscale Tarn
2 hours (ish) round trip from the farm yard.
Turn right out of Mosedale End Farm yard and walk straight on at the T junction where the red phone box, and post box is. Go over the river Caldew and up to the Hamlet of Bowscale.
Where the road turns sharp left, take the bridle way to the right, signed Bowscale Tarn.
This is a gentle easy walk to Bowscale Tarn which Wordsworth wrote about in one of his poems.
From the tarn take the sheep path straight down to the river. Cross the river by the foot bridge at the Round house.
Turn right at the road and walk down the Swineside valley back to the T junction in Mosedale. Turn left and back to Mosedale End Farm.
In summer the Mosedale meeting house is open at week ends for coffee, cake and refreshments. (situated up from the T junction).
Enjoy.
Carrock Fell
Carrock has very steep sides but a gentle rolling top to it. At the summit there is an ancient ruin of a Celtic hill fort which commands excellent views of: Solway, Scotland, Pennines and of course the Lake District. From Carrock you have easy access to: High Pike, Lingy Hut, and the Knot.
There are several ways to climb Carrock.
From the back of Mosedale End Farm, the path goes to the Rowan tree (or Mountain Ash) then bears to the left, and heads towards another Mountain Ash. You then come out of the bracken and start to walk through heather. You’ll come to a scree path next to some gorse bushes. Then the path goes up and you’ll come to the 'bottom' sheep pen. From here you can go right along the front of Carrock to the Fodder Trod at Stone Ends where most people start their walk to the summit.
Alternatively go left and up to the 'top' sheep pen.
Keep going and you’ll pass the cairn for Pen End at the south end of Carrock. After the steep walk to get this far, it becomes gentle and almost flat to the summit.
You could start your walk from the green grit bin along the Swineside valley. The path goes passed three patches of gorse bushes (turn sharp after the 2nd lot of gorse and not straight on). These bits are exceedingly fun for the kids almost like tunnels in the gorse 'watch out for the prickles!!', but the path turns into a steep scree zig zag up the side of the fell which is not so much fun. The path joins the main route to the top of Carrock below Pen End cairn.
An alternative route is to go up Swineside Valley to where the tarmac turns into a bridle way. Turn right and up through the ruins of the old Carrock mines. Here you join the Cumbrian Way. Follow the path and head towards Lingy hut, a former shooting cabin. From there turn right and head towards Carrock. After a while you turn right and head towards the summit. You can come back to Mosedale via: The front and the Fodder Trod or along the side above the Swineside valley to Pen End.
There is also a path to the north side of Carrock which starts from the ford in the road. This is a grassier but boggier route. There is a car park at the start of this walk.
Carr Head
A gentle flat stroll down to the river Caldew. Cross the road from the farm yard and follow the bridle way down to the river Caldew.
This traffic free lane is great to see wild life. Look out for foxes, deer, badgers, falcons, buzzards, frogs, otters, Coo-coos in spring and owls at night.
Great to walk off evening meals and exercise children.
Swineside Valley
This is about a 15 mile round walk.
This is an easy enjoyable walk up the valley bottom next to the river Caldew. Turn right out of Mosedale End farm yard and right at the phone box to Swineside. The road turns into a bridle way at Mine’s bridge and continues to Skiddaw house (6 miles ish).
Either come back the way you came or turn left at Skiddaw house onto Threlked to the Horse & Farrier pub. Then follow the C2C route east to the White Horse pub at Scales. Take the gated road to Mungrisdale and the Mill inn. From there left to Mosedale End Farm.
Packed Lunches
Packed lunches are made to order, so you can get straight out onto those fells with out delay.
Yes they do include those yummie Home made Cakes you have been enjoying on your hospitality trays! in your rooms.
We also use pork pies with a fruit topping from the local award wining 'The Pie Mill', such as: -
- Pork & stilton topped with red onion marmalade
- Mixed game topped with cranberry chutney
- Chicken, pork & bacon topped with apple chutney
Home Made Cakes
Home made cakes are also made to order for you to take home for presents or to stock up your own cupboards and freezers. So please order yours from JoAnne the night before.
Eggs
The hens belong to the children. They feed and look after the hens themselves and sell the eggs for their pocket money.
Local Beauty Spots close to Mosedale End Farm
Swineside
A beautiful hidden valley behind Blencathra, located from Mosedale. There are a number of pools in the beck which are safe to swim in on a warm day. The best pool is below the parking area over the bridge at the end of the tarmac road.
Aira Force
Enjoy the damatic walks around the Victorian beauty spot of Aira Force waterfall.
Castlerigg Stone Circle
Castlerigh Stone Circle comands fantastic views of the surrounding fells and is a must visit, especially on a clear day.
Rannerdale
The Rannerdale Bluebell field is just off the lakeshore at Crummock Water, the field can be found just behind Rannerdale farm, at the bottom of Rannerdale valley as the base of the fell leads up to the knott. The bluebells tend to appear in April and May, and the field of blue is a renowned local attraction.
Mungrisdale Walk Featured in Cumbria Magazine
The Walk of the Month in the October edition of the Cumbria magazine (see page 62 of the magazine) features a circuit based around Mungrisdale. The walk takes you up the valley to the left of the Tongue and on up to Scales Tarn, returning along the top of Souther Fell.
The walk can be viewed in sections: -
Pages 1 and 2
Pages 3 and 4
Pages 5 and 6
