Spring Bank

Settlement in Cumberland Allerdale

England

Spring Bank

Path up Barrow The path climbs the northern spur. The ridge continues to Stile End and Outerside (catching the sun on the right). — Path up Barrow Credit: Ian Taylor

Spring Bank is a small village located in Cumberland, England. It is situated in the northern part of the county, close to the Scottish border. The village is known for its picturesque countryside and charming rural atmosphere.

Much of Spring Bank's landscape is characterized by rolling hills, lush green fields, and meandering streams. The village is surrounded by a mix of farmland and woodland, providing residents and visitors with ample opportunities for outdoor activities such as hiking, cycling, and wildlife spotting.

The village itself is small, with a population of around 500 people. It has a close-knit community, where neighbors often know each other and come together for local events and celebrations. The architecture of the village is predominantly traditional, with stone cottages and houses lining the streets. There is also a small village green, where residents can gather and enjoy the peaceful surroundings.

Spring Bank has limited amenities, with a few shops and a local pub providing essential services and a place for socializing. For more extensive shopping and entertainment options, residents often travel to nearby towns and cities.

Overall, Spring Bank offers a tranquil and idyllic setting for those seeking a quiet rural lifestyle. Its natural beauty and sense of community make it an attractive place to live or visit for those who appreciate the charm of the English countryside.

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Spring Bank Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 54.605121/-3.2090288 or Grid Reference NY2224. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Path up Barrow

The path climbs the northern spur. The ridge continues to Stile End and Outerside (catching the sun on the right).

Ian Taylor

Mountain bike track, Whinlatter

Steven Brown

Mountain bike track, Hospital Plantation, Whinlatter Forest Park

Steven Brown

Mountain bike track, Hospital Plantation, Whinlatter Forest Park

Steven Brown

Benchmark on Thornthwaite Chapel, Thornwaite

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OfficeOfPudseyBMs

North Loop bike trail coming out of Whinlatter forest onto the open fell

This mountain bike trail is supposed to be for bikes only and one-way, downhill. However signposting and trail marking is not all it could be, and we found ourselves walking uphill from a grassy forest ride onto the trail and were not prepared to lose a load of height to find our way back to a more suitable route. Fortunately, walkers are up and about earlier than bikers and we had the trail to ourselves until it rejoined the main forestry track. No bikes or riders were harmed by us or the dog... nor vice versa.

Andy Waddington

Track junction in Beckstones Plantation

Andy Waddington

Radiation fog clings to the slopes of Braithwaite How

A cold night has filled the valleys with radiation fog, with the peaks and higher slopes initially clear of the roiling mists. An increasing northwesterly wind is starting to move the air, and is bringing clouds to the tops, limiting the sunlight reaching the valleys. Where the trees slow the breeze, fog lingers on the slopes of Braithwaite How. Across the valley, Skiddaw is just losing its summit view - one had to be out early to get sun on the tops today !

Andy Waddington

Boulder among the bracken, Kinn

The underlying solid geology of Kinn is the Kirkstile Formation of laminated mudstones and siltstones of Arenig (Ordovician) age, but the boulder doesn't seem to match that description and is likely to be a glacial erratic, brought by ice sheets from elsewhere. The rounded shape supports that conclusion. There is no bedrock showing here, and the rock sits on a slope heavily infested with bracken, above scattered woodland showing autumn colours. The view across the rapidly clearing morning radiation fog is towards Skiddaw and Bassenthwaite (one of those very rare things in the Lake District - a lake - as opposed to a water or a mere).

Andy Waddington

Ascending Kinn towards Grisedale Pike

After a steep pull from the road, the path to Grisedale Pike ascends more gently for a while up Kinn, as the morning sun disappears behind increasing amounts of cloud formed by a stiff northwesterly breeze. This is hardly unexpected in the Lakes in November, but an hour earlier the tops had been clear above a thermal inversion causing fog in the valley and we'd hoped for better views at least early in the walk. The forecast predicted an hour with rain in the middle of the day, so we counted ourselves fortunate that that didn't materialise.

Andy Waddington

Looking back down Kinn

Kinn forms the normal route of ascent of Grisedale Pike from the northeast near Braithwaite and steepens into Sleet How at about the point where this photograph was taken. There's about 400m of ascent to go, the majority of it now steep, so photography is always a good excuse to avoid starting the day's hard work...

Andy Waddington

Sleet How climbs towards Grisedale Pike

After an initial steep pull from Kinn, the path up Sleet How eases off for a while before the longer climb to the summit of Grisedale Pike. The latter lies immediately above the steep section without any of the demoralising false summits that beset some of these hills. An increasing northwesterly was bringing cloud to the tops, but at this point, blue sky and patches of sunshine had appeared, fueling hopes of a summit view. Alas, it wasn't to be, but at least the approach provided good scenery.

Andy Waddington

Rocks outcrop on Sleet How

The ridge of Kinn and Sleet How is entirely formed from the laminated mudstones and siltstones of the Kirkstile Formation of Arenig (Ordovician) age. As the path steepens, this starts to appear in frequent outcrops such as this one. The strata dip quite steeply to the left of the photograph, towards a syncline whose axis runs parallel to the ridge and about forty metres below at this point. A corresponding anticline lies off to the right, again with a SW-NE axis. The rock has taken something of a polish from decades of walkers' boots and some of the slightly scrambly bits higher up can be a little on the slippery side, although skulkers' routes exist almost everywhere, and the scree is compacted to a decent trod.

Andy Waddington

Meanders in Coledale Beck

Whilst it looks pleasant enough, pollution from the Force Crag mines further up the valley is a significant issue in the beck and whilst there is some rediation in the form of settlement ponds, no effort seems to be being made to entirely remove the ugly workings and tackle the cause of the pollution at source, let alone at the original mine owners' expense as would be proper.

Andy Waddington

Traditional Cast Iron Fingerpost at Braithwaite

Situated in the little village of Braithwaite by the Coledale Beck. A water level marker can also be seen. Braithwaite is only 2.5 miles from Keswick.

Jennifer Petrie