Hefted - Dispatches from Cumbria
Hefted – Tales from CumbriaPodcasts, news, views and long-form articles inspired by the landscapes, heritage, culture and people of Cumbria and the Lake District. From the team behind Countrystride and Inspired by Lakeland.
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Countrystride #164: Maryport and The Vanishing Age of Sail
Starting our walk at the Shipping Brow Gallery overlooking the River Ellen, we set the historic context for Kelsick’s arrival in Maryport in around 1818 – Britain as a maritime superpower, the age of empire, the political endgame of slavery...
Bluebird’s back, illegal beavers, (more) YHA closures, Joss record falls, warming Windermere… and Millom folk get creative.
In this month’s news roundup: Bluebird’s back, illegal beavers, (more) YHA closures, Joss record falls, warming Windermere… and Millom folk get creative.
Crowds gather as Bluebird K7 travels through Consiton. Photo © Ruskin Museum.
Th...
Countrystride #163: Walla Crag – A short history of Lake District guidebooks
Striding out from Surprise View, we set the historic context for the emergence of the walking guidebook – the earliest travellers seeking low-level views from Thomas West’s formative Guide to the Lakes (1778), and the use of paid mountain g...
Forty Fells: Rannerdale Knotts
The distinctive pyramid of Rannerdale Knotts, left, rising above the bluebell valley of Higher Rannerdale in early May.
Photos: Tom McNally. Words: David Felton.
All is peace now in the valley of High Rannerdale, a scattering of photograp...
Hefted newsletter #21: April 2026
In this month’s news roundup: Regulation call to limit holiday lets; non-stop monitoring of Windermere water quality; Kirkstone Pass Inn reopens (and Lakes Distillery bistro likely to close); Golden Eagles for Cumbria and gold in them river...
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