Family walks from Patterdale sponsored by Sprayway contains two walking routes around Patterdale perfect for families.
Patterdale is a small village close to lake Ullswater and is popular with walkers who go to climb famous peaks such as Helvellyn (England’s third highest mountain).
Local folklore suggests that Patterdale is named after St.Patrick (381-461 AD), who walked there after being shipwrecked on Duddon Sands. It is said that he preached at a holy well and gave his name to the valley of “Patrichesdale”.
Ullswater is the second largest lake in the Lake District and may have been named after the Viking lord Ulfr.
Donald Campbell achieved his first world water speed record on Ullswater on 23rd July 1955, when the jet-propelled Bluebird K7 reached a speed of 202.32 mph.
Before setting off on any of these walks please plot the route on an appropriate map: OS Landranger 90,
Sprayway Family Walks – A series of golakes walking routes perfect for families is sponsored by Sprayway.
Starting from classic destinations throughout the county there is a shorter route for little ones and a longer one for the more adventurous, so the whole family can get out and enjoy the best of the Adventure Capital.
Coniston, Buttermere, Patterdale, Borrowdale and Rydal areas are fetaured in this set.