It's a bit of alright, innit!!!

 

You took the proper one so you'd get there and back

Looks like the b/box is on - whadddaya think? Is the burble as anticipated or is there a dustbin special on order?

Andy

 

I think you'll find that that is one of our straighter roads...

where did you take the pic mate?

 

I'll be up there in a weeks time in a black one of those! - over the Honister pass down to Buttermere.
That looks nice, where was it, or were you simply lost?
JohnD

 

Apple, it's still in the boot, mate.

Pic was take just over the top of the Wrynose Pass, looking over to the West. The hill in the background features the unbelievably twisty 1:3 incline of the Hardknott Pass. If you only ever drive one more road in your life, make it this one.

Here's a close up of those distant hills, you can just make out the road winding up it...



and a couple more taken over the weekend...

 

wrynose / hardknott sorts the men out from the boys - can be a bit hair-raising when the road is so steep and twisty that you can't see it (I kid you not)

give yourself a couple of hours to do that one if you're starting from ambleside.

 

i know exactly what u mean. a loverly road.

 

I agree, superb road, but scary as hell!

 

Nice photos.......

Did you enjoy being in god's county

 

Yup, 'twas only spoilt by the fact that we stayed at Fawlty Towers '04. The place even had it's own Manuel (albeit she was female, and called Maria)

 

Where did you stay Sticky Stuff???

 

nice pictures mate , thanks for sharing

 

Amazing pictures, must go look..........Sumo

 

Jasoon, it was a hotel in Grassmere, on the main road, called Forest Side. Looked great from the outside, but downhill from there. Paid a premium for a better room and got what must have been the pokiest little hole in the whole place, very limited evening meal menu (choice of two main courses !!!), ignorant and incompetant staff, who also appeared to have a race problem (one young Japanese family faced a constant struggle to get any kind of attention / service, despite being able to speak quite clear English), and then upon checking out we were charged for a couple of meals that we'd never had.

Wouldn't recommend the place

Can anyone suggest any decent campsites in the area that are doggie friendly, as were thinking of taking a tent next time.

 

Great pics, what a gorgeous part of the world

 

It is a great part of the world. Was there in March, and going back in 2 weeks.

 

Luv it.

Spend a week on a farm at Watermillock every year to give our dogs their holiday.

How much further to Helvellyn then?


Sheep spotting from a great height.

 

Yip, Have to agree...best road ive ever driven, but scared the cr** out of me....
thank god for four wheel drive....

 

Oh man!!! Can't wait till August now!!! Going up there for a week!

Already had Hardknott Pass marked on the map...anyone recommend any more?

 

Have a run up to Wastwater thats an intersting road.

You should also have a run over Honester Pass and Wrynose Pass then over Kirkstone Pass

 

Be careful of the the sharp rocks that jump out and slash your tyres, that b@satard claimed a brand new goodyear F1 of mine last weekend

Great road though If you dodge the micra driving coffin dodgers!

 

Try here its fanatastic, it even has a bar!!:-
http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.c...p.x=185&up.y=4

We have a static caravan on the site opposite the turning and are up there all the time

 

Hmm, Wish i was there now & come to think of it so does scoob

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Last Visit

 

I have "done" that road but unfortunatly I was in a Defender 90,Oh Hum

 

I have ""done" that road unfortunatly I was in a Defender 90.
I'll get my coat.

 

Look what that road did to me


Fantastic road though, when are we going ?

 

Last Thursday of this month sounds good to me

Now, where did I put my events secretary slush fund????

 

as corradoboy says - that road bites...

and if the road doesn't get you the mental farmers will...

Someone organising a run out then? Ambleside then over Wrynose & Hardknott? Enter at your peril...

 

I'll be up there this weekend

 

I first did Hardknott pass a few months after passing my test, in the middle of the night, in a fully laden 10 year old Morris Ital 1.3 estate. And you think it's scary in a scoob???

I remember one year (in a Rover 416GSI this time) waiting at the bottom for about 15 minutes until there were no other cars on it so I could have a clear run up it - fantastic.

Actually, I think that was my favorite run up - I found my scoob seemed a bit big somehow and understeered under power on the hairpins - due to the AWD diffs?

Steve