Beautiful Walks Direct from your Doorstep

Trout Beck Circuit
An easy walk, but with some short steep bits – allow about 1-hour including pauses and detours.
• Turn left out of Fellside Studios' gate, and follow the lane down alongside the Trout Beck.
• At the A592 you can detour 50 yards to the left to visit Jesus Church (open mornings and afternoons) or immediately turn right across the footbridge and follow the footpath alongside the A592 for half a mile to the bus stop.
• At the bus stop turn right through the gate, down the bridleway, over the fast flowing Trout Beck on a foot bridge, and then climb back up to Town Foot.
• Continue on the bridleway on the other side of Bridge Lane, passing immediately in front of Town Foots' oak front door.
• At Holbeck Lane go left for a hundred yards and then turn right at the next bridleway climbing up to Robin Lane.
• Turn right into Robin Lane, perhaps pausing at the wooden bench perfectly positioned with spectacular views over Lake Windermere, and continue along Robin Lane to Troutbeck Post Office, and finally back down the lane to Fellside Studios or the car park.

Townend Afternoon Detour
A good variation on the above is to turn right at Town Foot following Bridge Lane up to visit Townend (opens afternoons only, 1pm to 4.30pm – allow about an hour for your visit, but click on the link to check opening days).

Jesus Church Stroll
For a quick 10-minute circuit from Fellside Studios, turn right at our front gate, and after 15 yards, go up the steps on the right and follow a short footpath up to the pretty square of houses at High Fold. There's a narrow bridleway hidden across the other side of this square to the right, and this leads back downhill across Scot Beck and alongside Jesus Church to the A592, where you can turn right to go back up the lane to Fellside.

Robin Lane Stroll
Another favourite quick 20-minute stroll from Fellside Studios is to turn right at the front gate, go up the lane to Troutbeck Post Office, and then up Robin Lane for about half a mile, to where a wooden bench sits at the perfect spot to gaze across Lake Windermere. Turn left at the bench down the bridleway to Holbeck Lane where you can again turn left past Townend to Troutbeck Post Office and back to Fellside.

Valley Walk to Long Green Head
This mostly flat and low-level 2-hour walk follows the east side of the Troutbeck Valley, offering excellent views of the string of Troutbeck village hamlets on the opposite side, and then crosses the Trout Beck at Ing Bridge to return to the village itself.
• From Fellside Studios turn left then left again on to the A592 past Jesus Church to Limefitt Camp site.
• Turn right into the campsite, cross the stone bridge and go through the campsite to the Haybarn Pub.
• Follow the bridleway that starts behind the right hand corner of the pub, then keep left for about 3/4 mile until you pass Long Green Head Farm.
• Then after about another 1/4 mile, go left through a gate, and continue until you reach Ing Lane.
• There turn left again and follow Ing Lane across Ing Bridge and along the valley bottom, then up a steep hill to the Queen's Head.
• The quickest way back to Fellside from the pub is to follow the A592 downhill for less than 1/4 mile, and turn right at the second lane on the right.
• Follow this narrow tarmac lane straight across the next crossroads onto a bridleway, then turn left onto the main road through the village back to the Post Office and down the lane to Fellside Studios.

Wansfell Ridge Walks
These 2 or 3-hour walks start with a stiff climb to over 1500 feet (so you'll need to be properly equipped), rewarded by some of the very best views over the Southern Lakeland Fells and easy but exciting walking along the Wansfell ridge.
• From Fellside Studios turn right at the gate, then right again at the top of the lane, and follow the main road through the village to Lane Foot Farm.
• Turn left between the farm buildings up Nanny Lane, and continue on Nanny Lane to its end, ignoring the first footpath on the left to Wansfell.
• At the end of Nanny Lane climb a stile on the left and strike out (the path is very indistinct here) towards the highest point, the summit of Wansfell.
• From Wansfell summit follow the main ridge of Wansfell towards Wansfell Pike.
• At Wansfell Pike, you can head straight back to Troutbeck, taking the steep path on the left that rejoins Nanny Lane to get back within 2-hours (unless you stop at the Mortal Man Inn, 5 minutes to the right at the foot of Nanny Lane).
• Alternatively you can add another hour to your walk by following the permissive path that continues along the ridge, starting with a steep scramble down to the right of the wall, then over a stile.
• This path continues along the ridge all the way to Jenkyn's Crag, with wonderful views over Lake Windermere along the way.
• Turn left onto the bridleway that passes behind Jenkyn's Crag, and follow this through High Skelghyll Farm to a bridge over Hol Beck.
• Immediately after the bridge over Hol Beck, go through the gate on the left and climb up to join Robin Lane, and then turn right back to Troutbeck Post Office.

Ambleside via Wansfell Pike
This walk starts with a steep climb up to Wansfell Pike (1500 feet high, so you'll need to be properly equipped). The return is much easier through Skelghyl Woods, past Jenkyns's Crag and along Robin Lane, but allow at least 3 1/2 hours for the complete circuit, plus extra time for dawdling and shopping in Ambleside. To download our Troutbeck Valley Map which includes this route (1mb pdf), just click here.
• From Fellside Studios turn right at the gate, then right again at the top of the lane, and follow the main road through the village to Lane Foot Farm.
• Turn left between the farm buildings up Nanny Lane, and climb steeply up this wide stoney lane until you see a sign for Wansfell and Ambleside at a stile on the left (just where the lane itself continues sharply to the right).
• Climb the stile and follow the clear path towards the left hand end of the high ridge which is Wansfell Pike.
• After pausing to get your breath and to admire the stunning views from the Pike, continue on the path over a ladder stile, down a short scramble to the left of the summit, then down the path towards Ambleside. This steep descent has now been made easier by erosion control steps, but nothing is going to change the gradient!
• At its end this path meets a tarmac lane, where you turn left to descend quickly towards Ambleside town centre, past yet another tempting detour at Stockghyll Falls.
• From Ambleside town centre follow the main Lake Road towards Windermere until you reach Hayes Garden Centre.
• Cross the car park immediately opposite Hayes, turn right onto the Old Lake Road, then after 100 yards turn left at a fork next to a white house with a small patio above its garage.
• Follow this tarmac lane which becomes a path upwards, through Skelghyll woods, past Jenkyn's Crag, and follow this through High Skelghyll Farm to a bridge over Hol Beck.
• Immediately after the bridge over Hol Beck, go through the gate on the left and climb up to join Robin Lane, and then turn right back to Troutbeck Post Office.

Monica & Brian Liddell
Fellside House, Troutbeck, near Windermere, Cumbria LA23 1PE, England

Tel: 015394 34000
E-mail: brianfellsidestudios.co.uk