The first stage was St Bees known for its priory and school which was founded in 1583 (who knew we'd be getting a history and geography lesson all thrown in with this walk?) to Cleator which Wainwright describes as ' springboard to beauty' standing on the River Ehen and the boundary of the Lakes National Park.
A hard 9.8 miles in 4.5 hours and very hot weather results in a boy being, in his Mum's words, 'dog tired' at the end of the day.
