Cicerone Press's video: AskCicerone: The Tour of the Lake District vs The Cumbria Way

A discussion comparing the Tour of the Lake District and the Cumbria Way with director and guidebook author Lesley Williams, exploring the highlights, practicalities and camping options on both long-distance walking routes. The Tour of the Lake District is a 145km (90 mile) suggested circular walking route from Ambleside around the Lake District National Park, visiting all the main valleys and local centres. Described in 9 stages, with 5 high-level alternatives to climb the highest mountains in this World Heritage area. Stages with overnight stops suggested in Windermere, Ambleside, Coniston, Eskdale, Wasdale, Buttermere, Keswick, Grasmere, Glenridding and Patterdale. The Cumbria Way is shorter, and traverses the Lake District for 73 miles though the heart of the Lake District National Park, from Ulverston in the south to Carlisle in the north, with good transport links to either end. The route is largely low-level and visits Coniston, Tarn Hows, Great Langdale, Stake Pass, Derwentwater, Back o' Skiddaw and Caldbeck on the way to Carlisle, while the mountain route adds the Coniston Fells, Glaramara, Skiddaw and Knott. BUY the guidebook to Walking the Tour of the Lake District here: https://www.cicerone.co.uk/walking-the-tour-of-the-lake-district-second Cicerone's guidebook to the Cumbria Way is available here: https://www.cicerone.co.uk/the-cumbria-way Search for @CiceronePress on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and join our Facebook community group Cicerone Connect. Sign up for the Cicerone newsletter to keep up to date with all our news, events and guidebooks. Please send any feedback or questions to live@cicerone.co.uk. We hope you enjoy exploring the world with Cicerone.