It stood upright by itself its own self, and its shadow below, one mass all else was sunshine. It is a glorious wild solitude under that lofty purple crag. Dorothy's journal entry for records 'We saw Coleridge on the Wytheburn side of the water he crossed the beck to us.William and I ate luncheon, and then went on towards the waterfall. The wind drove, and eddied about and about, and the hills looked large and swelling through the storm.'īefore the dam was built in 1894 which flooded the valley, the villages and farms of Armboth and Wytheburn were here. A sharp hail shower gathered at the head of Martindale, and the view upwards was very grand-wild cottages, seen through the hurrying hail-shower. Luckily, the wind was at our backs, and helped us on. As we ascended the hills it grew very cold and slippery. Skiddaw was behind us, and dear Coleridge's desert home. Our road soon led us along the sides of dreary bare hills, but we had a glorious prospect to the left of Saddleback, half-way covered with snow, and underneath the comfortable white houses and the village of Threlkeld. We crossed a bridge just below these houses, and the river winded sweetly along the meadows. The houses were among tall trees, partly of Scotch fir, and some naked forest trees. We turned out of the road at the second mile stone, and passed a pretty cluster of houses at the foot of St. A thin fog upon the hills which soon disappeared. Follow the path through the park towards the river, cross the river at the foot bridge and turn left and then right to arrive at Bank Street, turn right and after 100 m turn left into the marketplace and the tourist information centre (Moot Hall).ĭorothy's journal entry for 29 December 1801 describes walking out of Keswick after a stay with Coleridge 'A fine morning. On reaching the road at Briar Rigg turn right and after passing the remains of railway bridge turn left through a metal gate into Fitz Park. Follow the footpath crossing three fields to join the Cumbria Way track, turning right towards Keswick over the A66 bridge. On reaching the road turn right and after 250 m take the footpath on your left. Keep left at the first gate and at the second gate bear right diagonally across the field towards Ormathwaite Hall. Continue on the road through the village, turn right at the junction and then immediately left following the footpath sign over Applethwaite Gill. Head towards a house on your left, through a gate onto a drive and turn right onto a minor road. Continue across the field to another gate, over a beck and pass close to the house on your right. Bear right below the barn and continue through a gate to a field. Bear left between the farm buildings and follow the footpath between two walls to reach a gate. Turn left through the village and take the right turn opposite the village hall and shortly turn left onto a farm track with a footpath sign.
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