The Ullswater Way is, depending on which options you take, a 20 22 mile longdistance walking route around Ullswater, a lake towards the north east of the English Lake District. The route can be done as one (extremely) long walk or, as Neil does here (and in Part Two
   • Lake District Walks | Ullswater Way P...  ), in various parts.

In this film, Neil takes the Steamer from Pooley Bridge to Glenridding, before walking back along the eastern coast of the Lake, taking in Howtown and the Cockpit stone circle.

Check out the route here: https://explore.osmaps.com/route/2091...

The fabulous Ullswater Steamers (www.ullswatersteamers.co.uk/) serve Pooley Bridge, Howtown, Glenridding and Aira Force, and provide convenient shortcuts to and from various legs of the walk.

The Ullswater Way was the product of a collaboration between The Lake District National Park Authority, the National Trust, Eden District Council, and Ullswater Steamers, and the path was officially inaugurated on April 25, 2016, with broadcaster and filmmaker Eric Robson performing the opening honours.

While the concept of encircling the lake had been contemplated for quite some time, it was the 2015 Cumbria floods, which caused widespread devastation (including washing away the previous stone bridge at Pooley Bridge), that provided the impetus for the project's realisation.

Check out the Lake District National Park guide here: https://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/visit...

The Friends of the Ullswater Way have more details, including downloadable maps and guides, on their website www.ullswaterheritage.org/ullswaterway and are also responsible for the artworks that make up the Heritage Trail along the route.

Neil uses the Ullswater Way Official Guide by Mark Richards: www.inspiredbylakeland.co.uk/collections/walkingguidebooks/products/theullswaterwayofficialguide

From Penrith train station the 508 Stagecoach bus runs regularly to Pooley Bridge and Glenridding.

Ordnance Survey maps used with permission. OS Explorer map: OL5: English Lakes https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.... (We're not sponsored by them).

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