Serendipity is discovering lovely things by chance and the little church of St Anthony, set beneath the slopes of Cartmel Fell, is where it happened for us. We came in Spring for the daffodils and instead found a churchyard gloriously carpeted with crocuses. But whichever flower greets your visit it is an enchanted spot and you can even bag a little visited Wainwright summit.
LOCATION: 6 miles west of Kendal
START: Bowland Bridge signed from A5074. Park by telephone box or ask permission at Hare & Hounds
Grid ref: SD418896 Postcode: LA116NN
DISTANCE: 6.5 miles
GRADE: Moderate
TIME: 3 hours
MAP: Explorer OL - English Lakes, South East Landranger 96
REFRESHMENTS: Hare & Hounds, Masons Arms & Post Office
EN ROUTE: River Winster, Raven's Barrow, Foxfield, Sow How, Heights Cottage
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News