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Above Whinlatter Lake District ENGLAND

ON’T LET ANYONE tell you it’s impossible to find a bit of peace and quiet in the Lake District. Okay, so you’re unlikely to have the summits of Scafell Pike or Helvellyn to yourself very often. But Graystones? Or Broom Fell? Both of these tops lie to the north of the Whinlatter Forest Park and, when combined with Lord’s Seat and Barf, provide a few hours of good ridgewalking. Far-reaching views across the Solway Firth dominate much of the first part

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