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DVDs  With the growing interest in the great outdoors the plethora of DVDs on sale is growing. From the recent AW series with Julia Bradbury to excellent films such as Touching the Void, there are some spectacular productions out there - look here to see what real outdoor connoisseurs think before contemplating buying some of these.
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Written by Peter Burgess
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Thursday, 27 October 2011 |
 As a child growing up, I was always proud to be Lancastrian. On one of my earliest trips to Lakeland I remember stopping at the summit of Wrynose Pass in my friend's Volkswagon camper. I guess the year must've been about 1979, but it was the monolith of limestone near the summit of the motor road that caught my interest. Seeing LANCASHIRE emblazened across it was obvious to a child, but it was the L, W and R embedded in the grass that had me intrigued. "They stand for Lancashire, Cumberland and Westmorland", I was told by my friend's father. With hindsight, it's the first recollection I have of taking note of that word. I'd been to Kendal and of course driven through the old county of Westmorland on many an occasion, but this piece of limestone at the summit of the infamous pass has become somewhat of a pilgrimage point for me - a kind of qiblah whilst I'm exiled in London! |
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Written by Peter Burgess
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Thursday, 27 October 2011 |
 When my parents moved to the Lake District, one of the first things I learnt was that their house was situated on the Dales Way. Over 18 years they've had many a walker asking for route directions and sitting on the bench near their home lapping up the scenary on their last few miles on their last day of walking into Bowness-on-Windermere. In the back of my mind, my intention has always been to walk the route and with this in mind I recently purchased a new DVD which I knew had been in production. The DVD in question is The Dales Way with Mark Richards a great new title outlining this majestic route from it's start in Ilkley all the way along its 80 miles to its terminus at Bowness on the shores of Windermere. |
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Written by Peter Burgess
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Friday, 24 September 2010 |
 "Withnail and I?", I wondered as I perused the shelves of a DVD and CD store in Cambridge. An accompanying friend said, "Buy it, you'll enjoy it." And so it was that this DVD stood, unwatched on the shelf for half a year until last night. I had already found that the film was set in Wet Sleddale and so I watched it this week. Set in the dying months of the 1960s, wondrous shots of uncongested motorways, hilarious dialogues and with a Lakeland setting to boot I couldn't go wrong. Having watched this piece of iconic film it then got me wondering at how many other films are set in the Lakes. Perhaps with some suggestions, this article can grow over time so please do read on and write in with your ideas.... |
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Written by Peter Burgess
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Sunday, 15 July 2007 |
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 This five part series features an hour long documentary of the famous fell walker and guide writer, and four 30 minute programmes with Julia Bradbury walking in AW's footsteps along his favourite walks. Including Haystacks, Blencathra, Castle Crag and the highest English Munro of them all, this is a definite view for anyone interested in AW, the fells or both. |
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"On Saturday we met up with Ann and Roger Hiley, John Paterson and Terry Gargrave for a walk up High Rigg and on Monday we met Paul Harrison on Pike O'Stickle. It was a real pleasure meeting everybody and we enjoyed every minute." Dave Leslie
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