Hampsfell and The Hospice at Grange

Ten years ago when I first visited the family in Keswick I bought a book of walks in The Southern Lake District. So far we have only done two of the walks in it, today we did a third, number 58!!
Starting in the car park Eggerslack Wood

a gorgeously damp and moss covered woodland on the steep hillside which also contains four water pits that used to be the reservoir for the town of Grange, the woodland gave way to another moonscape of limestone pavement with scattered trees and course grass

On the top of the hill is a building known as The Hospice a place that provides shelter to walkers on this bleak wind swept hill 

which contains a surprising bit of culture with a Greek inscription over the door and inside poetry:

Sadly the last notice has not been followed by some visitors. 
On the roof is a sighting device with a list of well know hills and villages and their bearings.

Despite the howling gale it was a bit misty so I have not done  a full panorama from here

Kent estuary and Arnside 

Leaving the Hospice we walked along the ridge keeping Nelly on a short lease because of the sheep, we past two stone cairns which appear to have spread over the years 

Silverdale and the mud flats at Layton Moss

Cartmel

From the ridge there was a good view of the village of Cartmel showing just how large the priory church is for such a small village.

We worked our way back to Grange ending up in the Ornamental Gardens were we ran into one of the 'duck keeper' and found out that the larger of unidentified ducks from Monday is supposed to be a Ruddy Shelduck but he agreed that there is something not quite right with it!!! The smaller duck is a Ringed Teal.