Hello and welcome back to my Blog 😊.

Today myself and Angela visited Grange-over -Sands in Cumbria and enjoyed a 6-mile circular walk on Hampsfell. We had glorious views of Morecambe Bay and across to the Eastern Fells.

It was a bright sunny morning but bitterly cold as we set off from Grange-over-Sands.

We began by walking along the broad promenade taking in the lovely views across the mud flats of the bay. We took a seat on one of the many benches and had a cuppa.

After about half a mile we reached the railway station and left the promenade. Angela suggested looking to see if we could get a proper coffee in the station but alas, no, there was no café. Onwards we marched past the attractive pleasure gardens and an interesting coat of arms mounted on a large rock beside the road into Grange-over-Sands.

After a brief walk in the village our route took us upwards and through Eggerslack wood. It was a rocky path covered in leaves.

Approximately half way up the hill we found a fenced off area containing a couple of large concrete holes – something to do with the water supply but obviously defunct now.

There was a very steep section before we emerged from the wood on to Hampsfell. There were plenty of limestone outcrops here and we would find a limestone pavement on the top .

The views of the distant Eastern fells were fantastic.

Towards the summit was an old building (200 yrs old) known locally as the Hospice which was an old bothy used by travellers to shelter in.

Leaving the summit we had a steady walk downhill enjoying extensive views across Morecambe Bay.

We could see rain clouds in the distance and hoped we would get down before we it enveloped us.

Arriving back into grange-over-sands at the other end of the promenade, we had a nice walk along that until we reached our car.

As it turned out we avoided the rain – as we arrived back at the car it was starting to rain. It had been a great walk.

Happy Walking! 😊🚶‍♂️