Walking Breaks
Watendlath Tarn |
To help you plan a short break or longer holiday walking from one camping barn to another, we’ve just published the first of a new range of specially designed barn to barn walking maps that show you some great walking routes between selected barns.
The maps are based on Ordnance Survey data and have a description of the route on the back with other helpful information, and are available for free download below.
These first maps give you the walking breaks shown below to choose from and you can always opt to stay an extra night at any one of the barns, to do some more local walking or other activity to extend your visit, before walking on to the next barn.
Use the The Barns section of this website to check for availability at the barns in the break you're interested in or call our booking office on 01946 758 198 to confirm availability and make a booking.
If you’re arriving by car, and wish to leave a car please ask the barn owners permission. Timetable information for all bus, rail and boat services to and within Cumbria can be seen at www.traveline.org.uk or call 0870 608 2 608.
Click on one of the walks below for full details:
Derwent Water & Borrowdale (2 nights)
Derwent Fells (2 nights)
Derwent Water, Borrowdale & Thirlmere (3 nights)
Derwent Fells, Buttermere & Borrowdale (3 nights)
Derwent Water, Derwent Fells & Borrowdale (4 nights)
  
© Photography by Keith Wood
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Derwent Water & Borrowdale (2 nights) |
| Overview of Routes |
Catbells to Dinah Hoggus
PDF Map and Directions |
Overnight at Catbells Barn (at Low Skelgill Farm) and a 6.75 mile / 11 km spectacular ridge walk descending by Tongue Gill to Rosthwaite in beautiful Borrowdale.
Highest point: 653m Grade: Moderate |
Dinah Hoggus to Catbells (east)
PDF Map and Directions |
Overnight at Dinah Hoggus Barn and a 8.5 mile / 13.5 km walk via Watendlath Tarn, the High Seat ridge, and a launch crossing of Derwent Water to return to Catbells Barn.
Highest point: 608m Grade: Moderate | Top of page
Overview of routes |
Catbells to Cragg
PDF Map and Directions |
Overnight at Catbells Barn (at Low Skelgill Farm) and a 6.5 mile / 10.5km ridge walk across six of the ‘Wainwrights’ (summits described in A.W. Wainwright’s famous guidebooks).
Highest point: 839m Grade: Demanding |
Cragg to Catbells
PDF Map and Directions |
Overnight at Cragg Barn and a 9.5 mile / 15km walk following a large part of the high-level Newlands Valley Horseshoe route back to Catbells Barn.
Highest point: 653m Grade: Demanding | Top of page
Derwent Water, Borrowdale & Thirlmere (3 nights) |
| Overview of routes |
St. John’s-in-the-Vale to Catbells
PDF Map and Directions |
Overnight at St. John’s-in-the-Vale Barn (at Low Bridge End Farm) and a 7.5 mile / 12 km walk over Walla Cragg and launch crossing of Derwent Water to Catbells Barn.
Highest point: 379m Grade: Easy / Moderate |
Catbells to Dinah Hoggus
PDF Map and Directions
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Overnight at Catbells Barn (Low Skelgill Farm) and a 6.75 mile / 11 km spectacular ridge walk descending by Tongue Gill to Rosthwaite in beautiful Borrowdale.
Highest point: 653m Grade: Moderate |
Dinah Hoggus to
St. John’s-in-the-Vale
PDF Map and Directions |
Overnight at Dinah Hoggus Barn and a 6 mile / 10 km walk via Watendlath Tarn, High Tove and Thirlmere to return to St. John’s-in-the-Vale Barn.
Highest point: 515m Grade: Easy / Moderate | Top of page
Derwent Fells, Buttermere & Borrowdale (3 nights) |
| Overview of routes |
Catbells to Cragg
PDF Map and Directions |
Overnight at Catbells Barn (at Low Skelgill Farm) and a 6.5 mile / 10.5km ridge walk across six of the ‘Wainwrights’ (summits described in A.W. Wainwright’s famous guidebooks).
Highest point: 839m Grade: Demanding |
Cragg to Dinah Hoggus
PDF Map and Directions |
Overnight at Cragg Barn and a 7 mile / 11km walk high above Buttermere by the tops of Robinson and Dale Head and down into beautiful Borrowdale.
Highest point: 753m Grade: Demanding |
Dinah Hoggus to Catbells (west)
PDF Map and Directions |
Overnight at Dinah Hoggus Barn and a 5.75 mile / 9km walk by the River Derwent under Castle Cragg and over Cat Bells to return to Catbells Barn.
Highest point: 451m Grade: Easy / Moderate | Top of page
Derwent Water, Derwent Fells & Borrowdale (4 nights) |
| Overview of routes |
St. John's-in-the-Vale to Catbells
PDF Map and Directions |
Overnight at St. John's-in-the-Vale Barn (at Low Bridge End Farm) and a 7.5 mile / 12 km walk over Walla Cragg and a launch crossing of Derwent Water to Catbells Barn.
Highest point: 379m Grade: Easy / Moderate |
Catbells to Cragg
PDF Map and Directions |
Overnight at Catbells Barn (at Low Skelgill Farm) and a 6.5 mile / 10.5km ridge walk across six of the 'Wainwrights' (summits described in A.W. Wainwright's famous guidebooks).
Highest point: 839m Grade: Strenuous |
Cragg to Dinah Hoggus
PDF Map and Directions |
Overnight at Cragg Barn and a 7 mile / 11km walk high above Buttermere by the tops of Robinson and Dale Head and down into beautiful Borrowdale.
Highest point: 753m Grade: Demanding |
Dinah Hoggus to St. John's-in-the-Vale
PDF Map and Directions |
Overnight at Dinah Hoggus Barn and a 6 mile / 10 km walk via Watendlath Tarn, High Tove and Thirlmere to return to St. John’s-in-the-Vale Barn.
Highest point: 515m Grade: Easy / Moderate | Top of page
NB. All distances and walking times are approximate
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