Planning a long day on the fells around Buttermere soon, could anyone tell me if there is any free parking in or between Buttermere and Gatesgarth Farm. If not any idea on prices for pay parking for a full day starting early morning till late evening? Thanks, MP
> Only place I know is at the start of the road out of Buttermere up > towards Newlands.
Thanks wasn't sure if you could still park there, someone said there was a lot of restriction in the valley these days and it's a good while since I was there last.
> Planning a long day on the fells around Buttermere soon, could anyone tell > me if there is any free parking in or between Buttermere and Gatesgarth > Farm. If not any idea on prices for pay parking for a full day starting > early morning till late evening? > Thanks, > MP
The NT car parks were all about £5 for a full day last time I went up there. There is quite a bit of free parking on the honister pass, although it's a very windy road if you intend to walk back towards Buttermere ?
> Planning a long day on the fells around Buttermere soon, could anyone tell > me if there is any free parking in or between Buttermere and Gatesgarth > Farm. If not any idea on prices for pay parking for a full day starting > early morning till late evening? > Thanks, > MP
The NT car parks were all about £5 for a full day last time I went up there. There is quite a bit of free parking on the honister pass, although it's a very windy road if you intend to walk back towards Buttermere ?
Thanks for this. Planning on getting up to Hay Stacks - High Crag - High Stile - Red Pike at present but the day could well be extended havent quite decided yet.
"MP" <m.par...@tesco.net> wrote in message news:g4jk91$ska$1@aioe.org... > Planning a long day on the fells around Buttermere soon, could anyone tell > me if there is any free parking in or between Buttermere and Gatesgarth > Farm. If not any idea on prices for pay parking for a full day starting > early morning till late evening? > Thanks, > MP
The car park at the west end of Rannerdale Knotts is free, near the base of the Lad Howes ridge to Grasmoor. Cinderdale Common is the area. Room for about a dozen cars, I got in OK at 10am last month, on a weekday.
On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 09:45:09 +0100, MP wrote: > The NT car parks were all about £5 for a full day last time I went > up there. There is quite a bit of free parking on the honister > pass, although it's a very windy road if you intend to walk back > towards Buttermere ?
Why not just pay? Where do you think the money for repairing paths comes from? Do your bit!
-- Chris Game
"I've always found [Peter] an excellent source of advice, a guiding light for the lost, lonely and terminally stupid." T Mighty Lemon
In message <ln7kydiv2t4u$....@example9876.com> Chris Game <chrisg...@example.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 09:45:09 +0100, MP wrote: >> The NT car parks were all about £5 for a full day last time I went >> up there. There is quite a bit of free parking on the honister >> pass, although it's a very windy road if you intend to walk back >> towards Buttermere ? > Why not just pay? Where do you think the money for repairing paths > comes from? Do your bit!
A good reason not to pay IMO, considering the vandalism done in the name of "repairs".
In message <g4t02t$2k6...@newsreader.cw.net> "Akiralx" <alex1...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> "MP" <m.par...@tesco.net> wrote in message news:g4jk91$ska$1@aioe.org... >> Planning a long day on the fells around Buttermere soon, could anyone tell >> me if there is any free parking in or between Buttermere and Gatesgarth >> Farm. If not any idea on prices for pay parking for a full day starting >> early morning till late evening? >> Thanks, >> MP > The car park at the west end of Rannerdale Knotts is free, near the base of > the Lad Howes ridge to Grasmoor. Cinderdale Common is the area. Room for > about a dozen cars, I got in OK at 10am last month, on a weekday. > All the Buttermere ones are a fiver, I agree.
I think Gatesgarth might be £3, but I'm not sure. I thought the NT car park was more, but again, I could well be wrong.
> Thanks wasn't sure if you could still park there, someone said there was a > lot of restriction in the valley these days and it's a good while since I > was there last.
Yes, lots of people park on the verge up the Newlands road. On busy days you may need to get there early, and/or park quite a long way from the village.
-- Tim Jackson n...@timjackson.plus.invalid (Change '.invalid' to '.com' to reply direct)
> The car park at the west end of Rannerdale Knotts is free, near the base > of > the Lad Howes ridge to Grasmoor. Cinderdale Common is the area. Room for > about a dozen cars, I got in OK at 10am last month, on a weekday.
> All the Buttermere ones are a fiver, I agree. >Looks like might have to stump up the fiver for the walking I had in mind >as the free parking at Rannerdale Knotts might be a bit off route.
On 7 Jul, 17:45, Chris Game <chrisg...@example.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 09:45:09 +0100, MP wrote: > > The NT car parks were all about £5 for a full day last time I went > > up there. There is quite a bit of free parking on the honister > > pass, although it's a very windy road if you intend to walk back > > towards Buttermere ?
> Why not just pay? Where do you think the money for repairing paths > comes from? Do your bit!
Some of these car parks are like magnets for all the (other ) tourists By finding somewhere out of the way to park you can steer clear of the masses a bit. Anyway, interestingly, according to my research some camp sites up there are only £5 a night, which presumably includes parking ? I would happily pay that I guess.
In message <ln7kydiv2t4u$....@example9876.com>, Chris Game <chrisg...@example.net> writes
>On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 09:45:09 +0100, MP wrote:
>> The NT car parks were all about £5 for a full day last time I went >> up there. There is quite a bit of free parking on the honister >> pass, although it's a very windy road if you intend to walk back >> towards Buttermere ?
>Why not just pay? Where do you think the money for repairing paths >comes from? Do your bit!
Agreed ... or even better join the NT .... parking is then free and your conscience can be salved at the contribution you are making. You can forget the stately homes etc. if you wish - just think of the wonderful areas of countryside managed by the organisation. -- Tom W. Dorset/UK
