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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 10h

Too narrow for a wild cow to squeeze through. From the meaning of the place-name.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Yep I've drawn that one, can be found in my Threlkeld Walking Companion a little-used resource.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

The rain in (Spain) England falls mainly on the Cumbrian fells.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

#169: Carrock Fell – Great Mountain Days ...in which we celebrate the satisfaction of long days on the fells in a ‘rock and stroll’ ascent of enigmatic Carrock Fell in the northeast corner of Lakeland -a ‘Mark and Dave’ pod.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

#166: The real reivers – Hidden history of the Debatable Land ...in which we ramble up remote Liddesdale in the extreme north-east of Cumbria to uncover the remarkable history of a unique independent territory transformed into a bloody borderland.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

#165: Wool, Wine & Wordsworth – Hawkshead and its remarkable Grammar School …in which we take a midsummer stroll through Hawkshead to learn about the village's deep history and its tiny school that had a big impact – not just locally, but on the world stage.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

#164: Maryport and The Vanishing Age of Sail ...in which we return to 19th-century Maryport in the company of author Simon Francis Brown to explore the world of regional shipbuilding through the exquisite illustrated journals of master shipbuilder Kelsick Wood.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

#161: Donald Campbell – Speed king of Coniston ...in which we return to the golden age of speed records in the company of Dr Keith Mitchell, who was a teen when Bluebird K7 made its tragic final record attempt on Coniston in January 1967, and who has researched all things Campbell ever since.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

#160: Vicars of the fells ...in which we pull up a pew at St Oswald’s Church, Grasmere, for a wide-ranging chat about faith in the hills, fell-running and the day-to-day life of the rural vicar. Illustrated the romantically sited St Bega's beside the shores of Bassenthwaite lake.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

#158: Haystacks – How Wainwright changed our lives ...in which we embark on a memorial walk to Innominate Tarn on Haystacks to ask the question: How did fell-walker Alfred Wainwright impact on so many lives?

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Episode #157 our Christmas Cracker night recording went live today... enjoy.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Countrystride's Cumbrian Christmas Cracker at the Theatre by the Lake, was indeed a cracker, two nights running. Dr Sue Allen, Alan Cleaver and foodie John Crouch, with musicans Carloyn Francis and Mike Willoughby performing traditional seasonal songs.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

#155: The Lakeland Angler – On Derwent Water ...in which we spend a perfect autumn day 'gone fishing' on Derwent Water with angler-author Eric Hope.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Long may you stride those high ridges.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

#153: Monasteries, mining and manhunts – A 10,000 year history of Seatoller... in which we congregate in autumnal Upper Borrowdale to explore the history of Seatoller. In the company of Steve Uglow – author of Seatoller: History of a Hamlet.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Linescape for our upcoming Derwent Water fishing trip podcast.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Out recording... Tales of a Lakeland Angler with the superb Eric Hope. Coming soon...!

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Nicola Pitchford @npitchford.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Lovely to have @countrystride.bsky.social back! (From Eycott Hill, with eyebright & sneezewort) Soothing friends for lousy times.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

#149: Hostelling in the Lakes ...in which we gather at YHA Borrowdale for a wide-ranging chat about hostelling in the Lake District. In the company of Aaron Jones, manager at YHA Borrowdale; Christine Thomas, co-owner of Elterwater Hostel; and Elterwater team member Charlie Spiller

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Eskdale Mill @eskdalemill.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

We've just featured in the latest @countrystride.bsky.social podcast! You can listen to it here → www.eskdalemill.co.uk/eskdale-mill... #eskdalemill #eskdale #cumbria #lakedistrict #waterpower #watermill #heritage

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

#147: Last of its kind – Eskdale Mill ...in which we venture west to the Eskdale village of Boot to visit the last remaining water cornmill in the Lake District, guided by Mill manager Kate Hughes,

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Come and visit Eskdale Mill - Visitor Information, Opening Times and more

Eskdale Mill embodies the Lake District’s rich heritage. Discover a unique experience at this charming site in Boot.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

#145: The Westmorland Dales – A century of farming memories ...in which we delve into a remarkable oral history archive to paint a long-view picture of the ever-changing farmed landscape of the Westmorland Dales.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

The first Hefted newsletter of 2025 featuring the News Gather; @fellranger.bsky.social remembers his old friend AW on a Coast to Coast wander; @postalpathsguy.bsky.social finds Jesus in Eskdale; and the Woodland Trust choose their five favourite Cumbrian woods. hefted.substack.com/p/hefted-new...

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Hefted newsletter #7: January 2025

Despatches from Cumbria and the Lake District, from the team at Countrystride and Inspired by Lakeland

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

You might find my own Cicerone 'Patterdale' guide a useful backup to AW's. Am looking forward to giving talk and demonstration on AW's pen drawing technique on July 21st at the Armitt Museum... best book early 👍 Have fun visiting all those wonderful fells, they'll bring you great reward.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Ditto in Geltsdale, yet Winter is acoming.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

#142: Review of 2024 ...in which we unwrap a selection box of our favourite clips from the year past in the company of Cumbria Wildlife Trust's Jamie Normington and Low Sizergh Barn co-owner Alison Park.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

#141: A Cumbrian Christmas Cracker ...in which we congregate at the Armitt, Ambleside for a night of readings, dialect poems and music that celebrate a distinctly Cumbrian Christmas. In the company of Alan Cleaver, Lesley Park, Sue Allan and – on harp and guitar – the Cumbrian Duo.

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@stephanbrz @stephanbrz.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

For Christmas - a suitably seasonal image of what is arguably England’s finest example of a glaciated valley - High Cup under a good covering of snow. A highlight of the #NorthPennines National Landscape in #Cumbria #landscapephotography

A suitably seasonal image of what is arguably England’s finest example of a glaciated valley - High Cup under a good covering of snow. A highlight of the North Pennines National Landscape in Cumbria

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Paul you need to come up this way. Try Shap for a first port of call and trace the lost avenue.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

OMG "so this is Christmas" the reality of Christmastide. Get well soon by coddling yourself.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

The handsome peak of Grasmoor End looks about as far removed from a grassy moor from this perspective as could be imagined.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Tawny owl perched on lichen encrusted winter branches. Posted in advance of this weekend's episode #140 with @pollyrowena.bsky.social

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

The sun flickering like Christmas lights across Lakeland's winter landscape is exciting.

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Paul Whitewick @paulwhitewick.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

More Wansdyke filth.... Just look at it!

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Great shot. Did you know that the fell-name Hallin referred to the fell's form replicating that of a firehouse 'hallin' where meat was dried and smoked above an open fire (before the advent of metal ranges).

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Today's recording episode #139 talking about the work of Fix the Fells crossed the Aira Beck valley from High Cascades car park to the summit of Gowbarrow Fell. This 'contrived' rustic National Trust signpost guiding us betwix.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Strode onto Gowbarrow Fell today with Fix the Fells co-ordinator Isabel Berry and NT ranger Jonny Skinn recording episode #139. A fascinating and inspiring conversation, this will be going live probably tomorrow.

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