Ennerdale Overnight Parking
Carl
Wasdale, this time I'd like to start in the west and walk over to
Wasdale and camp
I see on the map a few parking areas at or near the lake,
which of these if any would be suited to leaving the car for a night
or two.
I've seen in other places, notices at Forest/Water Authority car parks
about the gates being locked at some eveining hour,
when this is the case is it acceptable to leave the car in and pick it
up after unlocking in the morning or do they get upset at cars left
in. anyone know ?
graham.jackman
can't recall seeing any signs of parking restrictions . One thing I
would point out though is that I got quite badly bitten by several
small winged creatures before the walk at the car park . I was wearing
shorts and was checking the route out with the map on the boot of my
car when I felt a sharp pain from my legs and there were hundreds of
these things on both legs . I quickly brushed them off but by this
time the damage had been done and the next few days weren't very
pleasant . I've had the odd bite here & there over the years but not
to this extent .
Mike Coverdale
Somebody may be able to help at:-
http://www.forest-diary.freeserve.co.uk/
--
Mike Coverdale, G4LTI,
Ormskirk, Lancashire. UK.
email: mi...@westhead.net
http://www.westhead.net
GeorgeJ
I was in that region last week walking / camping. My intention was to leave
the car overnight in the Broadmoor forest car park, but I was pursuaded
otherwise.
We stayed in Ennerdale Bridge the night before, and asked the landlord how
safe was the car park down by the weir. His reply was that he wouldn't like
to leave a car there overnight. Apparently, there's been instances where
people have returned to find their car without wheels.
He didn't say how often such things happen, but there are signs at the
entrance to the car park indicating not to leave valuables in the car. Not
to put even more of a downer on this, but along the forest road down to the
lake, there a car sized scortch mark at the side of the road, with various
pieces of scrap metal and windshield. One can only speculate!
Anyway after all that, the landlord was gracious enough to let me leave the
car in his car park, and I suppose that there is street parking in Ennerdale
Bridge. It's if you can be bothered to walk the extra mile and a half from
the lake along tarmac especially after a long day.
Saying all that, the next time that I'm there, I'd consider risking
it.....well maybe.
Hope this helps.
GeorgeJ.
Bob Mannix
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> Carl,
>
> I was in that region last week walking / camping. My intention was to
leave
> the car overnight in the Broadmoor forest car park, but I was pursuaded
> otherwise.
>
> We stayed in Ennerdale Bridge the night before, and asked the landlord how
> safe was the car park down by the weir. His reply was that he wouldn't
like
> to leave a car there overnight. Apparently, there's been instances where
> people have returned to find their car without wheels.
>
> He didn't say how often such things happen, but there are signs at the
> entrance to the car park indicating not to leave valuables in the car.
Not
> to put even more of a downer on this, but along the forest road down to
the
> lake, there a car sized scortch mark at the side of the road, with various
> pieces of scrap metal and windshield. One can only speculate!
We stayed in one of the cottages overlooking the car park for a week a
couple of years ago and heard and saw nothing untoward - our car was outside
the cottage and bikes in the garden and nothing was disturbed. The midges
were a pain if you went outside of an evening though.
--
Bob Mannix
(anti-spam is as easy as 1-2-3 - not)
GeorgeJ
> couple of years ago and heard and saw nothing untoward - our car was
outside
> the cottage and bikes in the garden and nothing was disturbed. The midges
> were a pain if you went outside of an evening though.
Bob,
During your stay, did you notice if anyone had left their cars in the car
park overnight?
The obvious answer is to park outside the cottage. :-)
GeorgeJ.
Bob Mannix
It was a couple of years ago and I wasn't very interested in others who
overnight parked so I can't remember. It was very quiet though. We walked
down to Ennerdale Bridge to the pub of an evening a couple of times and back
again and there wasn't any traffic to speak of.
I would imagine the majority of break ins happen during the day when "they"
know there's going to be lots of cars there where the occupants have gone
for a reasonable time. Why drive miles on the off-chance of finding a lone
car there at night?
Sorry not to be more definite but I wouldn't want to assert things I wasn't
sure were true (pretty deviant for a newsgroup, I know ;-)
Carl
I parked at Bowness Knott for two nights with no problem
a short walk to the Shepherds Barn at Gillerthwaite for Friday night,
I had it to myself.
Saturday: up to Wind Gap Cove via Lingmell
what a piece of heaven Wind Gap Cove is
a looonnng lunch looking up at the crags between clouds
and then a tiring walk up tp the pass
now the day was beautiful (my parents where at Sykeside near Brothers
water and said it was on/off rain all day, funny what a diffrence a
few miles can make)
Black Crag, Scoat, Steeple and Red Pike
a short day distance wise but a great walk
camped half way between Red pike top and Scoat tarn
on a tent sized grass shelf, didnt want to loose the height.
i had had no rain, it waited for me to get inside mmy tent before the
rain and wind hit, and had gone by morning.
Sunday: up to the col between the two Scoat fells and along to
Haycock, Caw Fell, Iron Crag
the highest point on Iron Crag is a few meters over a maintained,
double barbed wire wall, no stile. this seems alomst criminal at a
point that the builders would know that it would be crossed, anyway up
and over with no catches, though I did find some gates a km or so
along the wall,
why Wainwright didnt incl......
onto Crag fell and Grike
one person on Haycock and a couple on Crag Fell, on a fine day
this does seem to be one of the quieter areas of ELD.
from Grike down to the lake
and I saw the parking warning notices that GeorgeJ mentions, got me a
bit nervous for the last few kilometres
thanks to those that posted
>
gareth browning
day walks from Bownes I have no problem with people parking overnight at
Bowness Knott car park. Ovenight camping at the car park or in the forest is
in breach of the bylaws and is discouraged as their are two YHAs, camping
barn and field centre in the valley. As for security ultimately vehicles are
left at the owners risk. Each year some vehicles are damaged somewhere
around the lake but they do appear to be mostly during the day. I hav'nt
heard of any this year yet but the summer is young (very if the weather is
anything to go by).
Hope this clarifies the situation.
Gareth Browning
Beat Forester
Forestry Commission
North West England Forest District
& webmaster
www.ennerdalevalley.co.uk
www.nwefd.co.uk
www.ospreywatch.co.uk
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