Little Langdale walks: Stickle Tarn, Lang How and Elterwater
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As the days get longer and the weather warmer it’s a great time to begin exploring a bit further afield and heading into the higher fells.
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Little Langdale walks: The Ting Mound, Castle Howe, the Greenburn mines and Slater’s Bridge
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This low-level route takes you on a tour of some of the valley's historical features and, even if you’re not into that kind of thing, it’s a pretty walk nonetheless.
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Spring in Lakeland: Keeping an eye on nature near the Three Shires Inn
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Call us optimistic, but it’s already starting to feel a lot like spring in Little Langdale.
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Little Langdale walks: Baysbrown Wood, Oak Howe and Great Langdale Beck
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We love exploring the fells around Little Langdale, but you don’t always have to go uphill to have a good walk. This loop takes you over to Little Langdale’s big brother Great Langdale via some lovely native woodland with delightful views to the high fells of Pavey Ark and Harrison Stickle.
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Little Langdale walks: From the Three Shires Inn to Tarn Hows via Hodge Close and Holme Fell
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This seven mile walk takes you from the door of the Three Shires Inn to Tarn Hows, one of the Lake District’s most popular beauty spots. It is mostly on good tracks and roads, but there are some boggy sections on Holme Fell. It can also be surprisingly easy to get lost on Holme Fell in the fog!
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Four tips for taking photos of the night sky in the Lake District
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As we said in our last blog, the winter is a great time to look at the night sky in the Lake District. At the Three Shires Inn we are blessed with minimal light pollution and some beautiful scenery, which makes it a particularly great spot for looking at the stars. But it’s also the perfect place to take photos of them as well.
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Little Langdale Walks: Lingmoor and Side Pike
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Long expeditions into the fells may become less appealing as the days become shorter, colder and wetter. However, in Little Langdale we are blessed with a relatively short, but spectacular, loop which you can begin right from the door of the Three Shires Inn.
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Lake District stargazing at the Three Shires Inn
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So, the clocks have gone back, the nights have drawn in and summer is already starting to feel like a distant memory. But, at the Three Shires Inn, we like to focus on the positives and one good thing about winter is that all those long, dark nights are good for stargazing.
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Exploring the neighbourhood: The Three Shires Fell Race (without the race!)
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We count ourselves particularly lucky at the Three Shires Inn to host our own annual fell race. This year the race would have taken place on September 19 but, sadly, it had to be cancelled due to coronavirus.
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Exploring the neighbourhood: From the Three Shires Inn to Greenburn and Coniston Old Man
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This ridge route climbs steadily from Little Langdale up to Swirl How via Wet Side Edge and then onto the summit of one of Lakeland’s best known fells; Coniston Old Man
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