Staring at the cobwebbed ceiling of Mosedale Cottage Bothy, near Haweswater in the northeast Lake District, the temperature dips further still. A sparse yet functional living room comes with chairs and a table with Lake District books and left-behind tea candles. The Old Coach Road between Dockray and Threlkeld in the Lake District Picture: PA/TOM CHESSHYREPrevious visitors had cooked delicious-sounding fish stews and Lancashire hotpots. In the Lake District, there are a mere five bothies (bothies really being a more common Scottish phenomenon). Lost In The Lakes: Notes from a 379-Mile Hike Around the Lake District by Tom Chesshyre is published by Summersdale.

Source: The Times April 30, 2023 04:23 UTC