DUNNERDALE, LAKE DISTRICT

Apparently the top three most popular places to holiday in Britain at the moment are Cornwall, North Wales and the Lake District. And with the majority of people choosing not to go abroad this summer, you may fear, like me, that as everyone rushes to the west coast our little island may suddenly flip over!

Rather than steer clear, though, I’ll let you in on a sleepy spot I like to seek out when everywhere else is busy – Dunnerdale, on the south-western edge of the Lake District, tucked away behind the

Old Man of Coniston. It may be out of the way, and you won’t be visiting the classic Lakes honey-pot villages, but the views are still spectacular, and the roads and trails are much quieter.

Killer hill

WE SKIRT AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF GREAT STICKLE, FOLLOWING STONE-WALLED TRACKS