Better late than never!
Happy Halloween!
Rydal Water was my 13th swim of 2022. It was also a lake I had planned on doing a Halloween special. I hope you enjoy the video below.
On the morning of my Halloween swim, we got up at 5am and headed up the motorway in the dark towards the South Lakes. Not long after sunrise, we parked at White Moss car park with it’s controversial pay and display. We paid for three hours at a pricey £7.20. Many people have been caught with parking fines due to not paying enough on departure. We donned our rucksacks, I pinned my witches hat to my head and braved the squally rain and blustery wind as we headed into the woods.
We passed a few bemused photographers as we walked towards the Rydal Oak on the south east side of the lake. From this pebbly beach we made camp and I took to the waters in my witches hat. It was quite hard swimming and fighting with the wind to keep the hat on. While swimming the rain came and a beautiful rainbow graced the grey skies.
The wind and rain made getting dry all that more harder, but I returned to the car, smiling after a fun filled walk and swim. Rydal Water is a lake I return to time and time again. It’s a beautiful part of Lakeland.
Where is your favourite place in the Lake District?
Thanks for reading,
Christine x
Christine Lucas 