Mill Dam Cottage

11/01/2025

05/01/2025

Lovely morning

28/12/2024

Anyone serving food New Year’s Eve and open for breakfast New Year’s Day?

02/11/2024

11/10/2024

What an amazing night

09/10/2024

‘Winter is coming’… 🌚🌨
Weather conditions can quickly worsen & darkness falls earlier. It’s easier to get lost & lose time. Venturing into the hills in bad weather without a waterproof map, compass, & knowing how to navigate is risky. Reliance on mobile phones is a recurring issue for teams across the country, especially as phone signals in mountains are unreliable. Traditional navigation with a paper map & compass is essential & can be backed up with GPS.

If you’re planning a trip to the mountains this winter, here’s our advice:

🥾Plan your day. Check the weather forecast & get a mountain forecast if available. If a storm is brewing, stick to a valley route or rethink.
🥾Wear warm, windproof, waterproof clothing (with spares) – hat & gloves essential! Remember, it's colder & windier on the tops (often damper if you're in cloud).
🥾A head torch, handheld torch, & spare batteries are essential.
🥾Set off earlier. Pitching up at 3.00pm might seem fine, but it gets dark quickly in the mountains – pitch black. No street lamps, often no moonlight either.
🥾Don’t rely solely on smartphones for navigation – carry a map & compass & practice before heading into the dark.
🥾Charge all phones in the party before setting off & keep one for emergencies only. Consider a portable charger.
🥾Stay together. Let the slowest person set the pace.
🥾Take plenty of food & water to stay hydrated & keep your energy up if stuck.
Know your limits. Navigating in the dark can be extremely disorienting. Teams spend hours training for this.

Sometimes the bravest decision is to turn back. Those peaks will be there another day. Your sponsors might still support you, proud that you recognised changing conditions could put your party at risk.

Enjoy the hills, but stay safe & be .

📸 Keswick Mountain Rescue Team

18/09/2024

Lovely feedback.

06/09/2024

Anyone got contact for Coniston hall farmers to collect their sheep?

06/09/2024

Last call for anyone claiming these

12/08/2024

When visiting the Lake District remember to be and park responsibly 🚗

Please follow the and park responsibly, leaving enough room for emergency vehicles and not blocking any access points.

Plan your journey ahead and find car parks in the Lake District here: https://ow.ly/VlXT50SUKVC

📸 Steph Fulke

19/07/2024

Anyone want them?

21/06/2024

Lovely day gardening today- still got availablity in July and from Sunday 23. Minimum stay 2 nights
Www.milldamcottage.co.uk or message me

23/05/2024

Visit some of the most beautiful parts of the Lake District in a more sustainable way, with FREE shuttle bus services to Wasdale beginning this weekend! 🚌👏

⭐️ Regular services between Nether Wasdale - Wasdale Head
+ some services from Ravenglass, Muncaster Castle & Gosforth

From this weekend (25 May), the bus will run on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays until 15 September. Full details + timetable here 👉 https://bit.ly/Wasdale-Shuttle

By using the shuttle bus, you're helping the environment and taking away the need to worry about parking in an already busy area 💙 Simply park up at the Nether Wasdale pop-up car park, hop on the bus, and explore!

Lake District National Park Muncaster Castle Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Co.Ltd

20/05/2024

20/05/2024

It’s Invasive Species Week! Did you know that invasive non-native species (INNS) cost the UK economy around £1.8 billion a year through damage and erosion?
Some INNS are so bad they’ve choked waters full of plant matter, reduced the oxygen, killed the fish living there and even stopped swimmers from being able to enter the water.
Be INNS aware and Check, Clean and Dry every time you enter the water to
Find out more from the West Cumbria Rivers Trust