Rydal Caves and Grasmere.

So this outing offers a very nice and relatively easy hike around two ot Lakeland's smaller lakes, Rydal Water and Grasmere. we will begin the day at the car parking area beside Rydal Mount (LA22 9LR) where the trail will lead us beside the River Rothay through beautiful deciduous woodland before emerging on the shore of Rydal Water. There are often deer, woodpeckers and cuckoos in this area (depending on the time of year). 

There will be a steepish climb up the hillside where we will follow a nice, easy track up to the spectacular Rydal Caves. The caves are actually man made and a lot of the stone was used to build houses in Ambleside. There is a nice view from here out over the Lake and over to surrounding hills.

Our next stage will lead us along an easy terrace path before dropping down to the shore of…