Escape to the Mountains for Bank Holiday
A bank holiday offers the perfect chance for the first warm weather get away of the year. Spring wafts in with the promise of summer bursting forward, and a trip to the mountains makes it extra special.
A bank holiday offers the perfect chance for the first warm weather get away of the year. Spring wafts in with the promise of summer bursting forward, and a trip to the mountains makes it extra special.
The magnificent Scafell Pike mountain. It’s hard to not be romantic when you consider it’s beauty, it’s surroundings and it’s history.
If you’re a frequent visitor to Scafell Pike, you might well have heard of a new film in the making called “The Life of a Mountain: Scafell Pike” which is currently being filmed by Terry Abraham.
Living in the South East, one tends to be rather spoiled when it comes to options for getting away from it all for the weekend. In this age of cheap flights to anywhere, Eurostar, and countless close-at-hand escapes from glamping in a yurt to a canal boat trip along some sleepy waterway, there’s almost too much to choose from.
Well done indeed to Alex Beckey, Paul Teixeira and Simon Bywater for braving the 3 Peaks Challenge, to give them a great start towards raising £10,000 to provide young, disadvantaged Kenyan children with a trip to the UK in April 2014.
Being the highest peak in England, Scafell Pike is often scaled to raise money for some great causes!
Hiking is possibly not the first romantic activity you would think of, and perhaps Scafell Pike is probably not the most romantic destination to come to mind however many couples would disagree. There are increasing numbers of hikers, both experienced and novice who have chosen this area for a romantic day trip or even a honeymoon and with good reason.
Scafell Pike Emergency Procedures:Irrespective of whichever Scafell Pike routeyou choose, it is always best to plan your route in advance, make sure that you have a good map and reliable compass, check the weather before you start – and be prepared for it to change quickly!