The Lake District - WHY???

[washedoutandabout]

Rain, drizzle and yet more rain. Grey sky, grey houses and damp. Everyone in anoraks. Mist and fog and more grey. Plus I’m here with a bunch of American relatives who are all gung-ho and outward-bound and very loud, shrill “upspeak” voices, who think even the grottiest pub is “Awesome!!” Plus DH loves it and is showing off on his competitive extreme hikes.

Help - take me back to Fulham!

AIBU to think this is hell on earth?

In that case, you need to adopt a different role here OP!
Whenever I don't want to take part in holiday activities, I transform into the 'best homemaker' a person can be... I lovingly wave them off with a packed lunch and when they are gone, I stick a stew or something in the slow cooker for later & put my feet up for 4 hrs.

There are hundreds of other walks you could do there though. It is lovely to get out there and see it rather than just sitting with a glass of wine and a book (although I am partial to that too!)

lakeswimmer thank you, I’ll keep Drunken Duck as a nostalgic memory then
Whitedust I love picture 2, I’d be happy with that!

Wether you like the Lake District or not isn't really the issue-if you don't feel able/want to do a challenging walk no fucker should make you.
Get your purse, get your book, get yourself into a tea room til they've all gone!
Fuck being told what to do on holiday all the time! If dh is keen he can take the kids-you have a day off.

And I do suffer from vertigo.

Then as PPS have said you can't do Striding Edge.
Take the kids to Go Ape instead and let the more experienced walkers go to Striding Edge.

YOU ARE NOT INADEQUATE

You enjoy different things to them, that is all. Seriously if this is as difficult as pp are saying and you are not happy to do it, don’t go. If they laugh at you, call them out onit. Tell them to not be so childish and rude

They’re being U to pressure you (and take the DC) into a demanding hike/scramble with risks, when it’s wet weather.

I never had vertigo pre DC but sometimes do now.

YABU. Lake District is incredibly beautiful in all weathers. There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes.

You don't have to do mega hikes though, there are tons of smaller routes around lakes or without massive climbs and lots of bus routes to get to them.

I live here and am bloody fed up with the weather. My kids have been playing Minecraft for hours. I'm stuck in a supermarket cafe waiting for my lunch, service is blooming slow and provincial. If I were in Fulham I imagine I'd be out at some trendy pub all afternoon with my cool friends.

Mind you this is home. If I am away for long I miss it. I lived a long time in London and slowly died. Part of me can't live without the rain the boredom and the provincialism.

Hey ho.

martha the Hawkshead ferry is up and running again

As a local. Please fuck off and stay in Fulham. Have to say that people from that there London are really the most obnoxious tourists going. Though when they announce that they are just down from London my prices go up 😂😂😂

Please enjoy our fantastic countryside.

Your DH may well be exmilitary and out doorsy but he really has no clue.

The conditions alone today should have him turning back and sticking to one of the many walks, he doesn't know the route at all. He isn't a local who can probably climb it blindfolded and he won't know that people die on striding edge every year.

I really wish mountain rescue would charge people who take such stupid risks. Especially when they're putting their children at risk.........I know it can't ever happen because it may put people off calling them but FFS 🙄

I love the lakes OP on a nice day, but I wouldn't take a holiday there, a night or 2 visiting family is fine.
I too love the Dorset coast/Cornwall, but give me a tropical beach destination any day 🏝

The ideal is to live within a convenient day trip distance and go when the weather forecast is good and not in school hols or on bank hols.

And by good weather I mean good for what you want to do - in the case of walking clear and cool, ideally with a light breeze. Not a humid summer day.

People who say there's no such thing as bad weather only bad clothes are talking nonsense. If you think the lakes are wet try living in the west of Scotland.

AF

Thank you that's that's great news

If you’re from that their London then the Duck and Chester’s should be right up your street. Over priced and pretentious. Also Chester’s is now vegan and the duck heading that way.

Less pretentious but just as over priced is Rogans in Cartmel. His other restaurant is the best in Britain.

Different rain. Now I've read it all. YABU. The Lake District, although north of the Watford Gap, is filled with natural beauty. Its not a concrete jungle.

Nobody needs to do mad extreme hiking. The Wainwright walks have lots of different lengths and difficulty levels.

There's a lovely potter round the back of Grasmere.

I'd Google "walks with pubs in the Lake District"

Walks which end in a good pub/cafe (or even better one halfway round too!) Are the way to do it.

Love the lake District, the cat bells walk, Buttermere, all fine. I have (been dragged on) enjoyed many mountain walks or hikes over the years, in spite of some vertigo. I have the well worn walking boots and the goretex. DH stuck a picture of striding edge under my nose on our first visit. NO!! was a complete sentence. I will not do it. If they laugh at you, that's not nice for you. But it's better than sheer terror.

I've been up Helvellyn but I have vertigo and refused point blank to do striding edge. There's other, gentler routes up. I'd take the kids that way if I was you.

Cat Bells is far nicer....and easier. I'd say the view is better from Helvellyn but it was grey and murky when I went up and I saw nothing. But the views from the tops of the fells when you get them are just beautiful. Forecast looks good for early next week.

I live near Bourton. It's horrendous....like an English village theme park. Overcrowded and twee. I find Bowness similar, if more wild. Get out to the more remote areas away from the main tourist draws and enjoy those.

Where are all the pics from other posters when it's pissing it down or its so misty you can't see 5 feet in front of you??

Anyway can look lovely in the sunshine!