We had planned a little Easter getaway a few weeks ago now but the catch was that we planned on camping! Fast forward a few weeks and tales of a beast of the east 3 began to scare us into nearly cancelling our trip! Luckily we stuck to our guns and made it up to Hawkshead for one night and the Grasmere for two and thankfully the weather was actually pretty good for the Lake District; we even managed a sneaky pint in a beer garden!

The views were incredible up at Blea Tarn, our first visit here, after seeing it on https://ramble-guides.com and we were so glad we made the 30 min trip up winding roads to find the trail. We hiked up Side Pike and through some tight rock formations to get a 360 view around the hills and over the Tarn. 

We also set out and hiked up Loughrigg Terrace via Rydal caves and although this was abit wet and windy at times it still felt great to get up high. A wonderful trip with some great company, delicious ales & food and world class scenery might now become a yearly mini break!