English Lake District Daily Briefing for Tuesday 27th January 2009

Updated on Monday at 7pm

Monday's Lake District Pictures

Old Man of Coniston in the snow [26/1/2009 by Tony Richards]

Where is Sean McMahon?

If you know let Sean know at Striding Edge before he publishes the details and your name could be mentioned on his website (fame indeed!) [26/1/2009 by Sean McMahon]

'Crow Crag', Uncle Monty's holiday cottage in the cult film 'Withnail and I

This is 'Crow Crag', Uncle Monty's holiday cottage in the cult film 'Withnail and I, real name Sleddale Hall in Wet Sleddale. Recently it has received lots of press attention as United Utilities, its current owners, are selling it.

If you are interested it has a guide price of £145,000 and will go under the hammer with Savills Ltd on February 16

[26/1/2009 by Andrew Leaney]

Sunday's Lake District Pictures

Where am I?

A view that will be familar to many of you, where is it? (click here to see)

Tarn Hows from the seat at the north end [25/1/2009 by Andrew Leaney]

Saturday's Lake District Pictures

Andrew Leaney

Andrew Leaney descending towards Patterdale after climbing St Sunday Crag [24/1/2009 by David Hall]

Today's Web Sites

Lakeland Cam - Tony Richards visits Rydal Beck in Birk Hagg Woods

Mad About Mountains - Ann Bowker makes an expedition to Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth (Scotland)

The Lakeland Fells - Andew Leaney visits 'Crow Crag', Uncle Monty's holiday cottage in the cult film 'Withnail and I on Monday - and on Sunday walks Black Crag and Tarn Hows (Route: Tarn Hows - Iron Keld Plantation - Black Fell (Black Crag) - Iron Keld Plantation - Tarn Hows)

Lake District Walks - David Hall walks St Sunday Crag (Route: Patterdale - Rooking - Deepdale Bridge - Wall End - Gavel Pike - St Sunday Crag - Birks - Trough Head - Arnison Crag - Patterdale)

See yesterday's Lake District pictures

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