Orrest Head

Lake District Walk1 Orrest Head, Windermere 29th April 2018

This is the first walk we attempted during our 2 week holiday in the beautiful Lake District, Cumbria, England. Orrest Head was planned as a gentle introduction to walking in this area, learning how to use the maps, and finding the right trails. Needless to say all did not go smoothly, we even started at the wrong spot! However, we really enjoyed this first walk, learnt some lessons, and saw some wonderful views and scenery.
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Orrest Head Windermere - Wainwright's first walk

An early morning walk up Orrest Head, Windermere, in the Lake District, to find out what walking guide author Alfred Wainwright found so inspirational that it changed his life. Enjoy this walk on a short break in Windermere.

Orrest head views above lake windermere | The lake district

views from the top of orrest head in windermere in the lake district.
spectacular views across lake windermere and the high fells.


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Orrest Head Circular Walk from Windermere

Click here: for full 20 minute video (including OS map and printable walk directions) - A short circular from Windermere to Orrest Head, which was Wainwright's introduction to the Lake District. On a clear day, the ratio of views for effort put in probably cannot be beaten. The walk starts on the A591 by the large 'Orrest Head' sign and follows a lane most of the way on its 20 minute journey to the summit. From the summit, you could just return back down to the start, but the walk as described heads north to join a lane briefly near Causeway Farm. It then heads to enter a delightful woodland section through St Catherine's Wood and then via High Hay Wood back to the start. Wainwright said of Orrest Orrest Head for many of us, is where we came in -- our first ascent in Lakeland, our first sight of mountains in tumultuous array across glittering waters, our awakening to beauty. It is a popular walk, deservedly, for here the promised land is seen in all its glory. It is a fitting finale, too, to a life made happy be fellwandering. Dare we hope there will be another Orrest Head over the threshold of the next heaven?

Orrest Head, Windermere, Lake District (Part 1)

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Autumn in Windermere | Orrest Head | Marina Village 2018

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Orrest Head Walk

A short walk up Orrest Head in the Lake District with my son Christopher.

Places to see in ( Windermere - UK )

Places to see in ( Windermere - UK )

Windermere is a large lake in Cumbria’s Lake District National Park, northwest England. It’s surrounded by mountain peaks and villages, including Bowness-on-Windermere, where The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction has modern displays on the children’s writer. In the north, trails lead to Orrest Head, a hill with views across the lake and the fells beyond, and Holehird Gardens, with their alpines, heathers and shrubs.

Windermere is the largest natural lake in England. It is a ribbon lake formed in a glacial trough after the retreat of ice at the start of the current interglacial period. It has been one of the country's most popular places for holidays and summer homes since the arrival of the Kendal and Windermere Railway's branch line in 1847. Historically forming part of the border between Lancashire and Westmorland, it is now within the county of Cumbria and the Lake District National Park.

Windermere is long and narrow, like many other ribbon lakes. It was formed 13,000 years ago during the last major ice age by two glaciers, one from the Troutbeck valley and the other from the Fairfield Horseshoe . When the glaciers melted the lake filled with the meltwater, which was held in by moraine (rock material) deposited by the glaciers. The lake has two separate basins – north and south – with different characteristics influenced by the geology. This consists of hard volcanic rocks in the north basin and softer shales in the south.

Before 1974, the lake lay wholly within the county of Westmorland; however, the historic county boundary between Lancashire and Westmorland ran down the western shore of the lake and also along about three miles (5 km) of the southern section of the eastern shore. Anyone crossing the lake from east to west on the Windermere Ferry thus travels from the historic county of Westmorland to that of Lancashire. Since local government reorganisation in 1974, Windermere and its shores have been entirely within the district of South Lakeland in the non-metropolitan county of Cumbria. Most planning matters concerned with the lake are, however, the responsibility of the Lake District National Park Authority.

Windermere Steamboat Museum is located on Rayrigg Road in Bowness, and includes a collection of vintage steam boats dating back to 1850, five sailing boats (the oldest built in 1780), two dugout canoes, as well as information about Swallows and Amazons and the history of racing boats. In 2005, the Windermere Management Strategy identified the potential for water bus services on the lake. In 2009, the Lake District National Park Authority commissioned a detailed study into the demand for such services.

( Windermere - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Windermere . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Windermere - UK

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Orrest Head, the peak of Windermere, Lake District, UK

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Sunset from Orrest Head in the Lake District

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A walk up Orrest Head from Windermere

If you ever go to Windermere you should definitely go up Orrest Head and see the view from the peak, it is absolutely beautiful and is no longer than 20 min walk.
The walk through the forest is very nice and relaxing.

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Orrest Head, Lake District views of Windermere to...

...Brim Fell, Swirl How, Wetherlam, Wrynose Pass, Cold Pike, Pike 'O Blisco, Black Fell, Crinkle Crags, Scafell Pike, Bowfell, Great End, Lingmoor Fell, Allen Crags, Great Gable, Pike 'O Stickle, Harrison Stickle, Pavey Ark, Langdale, High Raise, Loughrigg Fell, Ullscarf, Grasmere, Steel Fell. Further round towards the north views of Heron Pike, Great Rigg, Fairfield, Wansfell Pike, Red Screes, Kirstone Pass, Caudale Moor, Gray Crag, Thornthwaite Crag, Froswick & Ill Bell.

Lake District, Orrest Head, Windermere - Amazing View!

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Orrest Head cottage is our smallest house sleeping 5/6, the property shares exclusive grounds with Orrest Head House, which sleeps 12. When you combine the 2 properties you have a capacity for 17/18 guests in 2 acres of privacy. Perfect for a girls weekend, special birthday, family celebration or a group holiday. We offer a choice of break length, weekends, great value mid week deals and 7 night packages. So gather up your friends and get booked into one of our luxury big houses in the Lake District.

Route up to Orrest Head, Windermere, Lake District. January 2012

Photos taken along the path ending in a short video at the summit of Orrest Head, Windermere, on a misty February day in 2012.