.... to the Lake District September 2004

17 Year 10 Geographers accompanied by Alison Ainsworth and Guy Martin travelled to Blencathra near Keswick in the Lake District to spend time practising the enquiry skills necessary for GCSE geography

Day 1 Travel by coach and orientation meeting
Study of a lake district river valley-the weather was too wet to take photos and proved a useful exercise for testing our waterproofs and rucsac liners

Day 2
Climbing Catbells (450metres) to study the effects of footpath erosion and the management of the area by the National trust. The weather was mostly fine but there were strong winds at the top!

Day 3, morning
The study of Grasmere, a honeypot village in the National park. The pupils completed a land use survey, visitor survey and environmental quality assessment.

Day 3, afternoon
A study of the River Greta flood defences in Keswick

The weather during our stay was typical of the Lake District - damp, with a low cloud ceiling, and drizzle almost always somewhere about, nevertheless we all enjoyed it very much and the pupils learnt a lot. We all appreciated the beauty of the National park, far removed from the flat expanses of East Anglia.

Many thanks to Alison Ainsworth and Guy Martin for accompanying the trip and to Alison for the photos.