Photographs of the Langdale Pikes, Loughrigg Fell, Blea Tarn, Tilberthwaite and Hodge Close Quarry in the Lake District Cumbria.
LOCAL GALLERIES: Tilberthwaite Fells - Langdale Valleys - Ambleside Fells - Rydal Fells - Grasmere Fells
LOCAL WALKS: Elterwater Discovery Walk
View into Great Langdale from the summit of Loughrigg Fell in the Lake District, Cumbria.
A view trowards the crags of Side Pike from Side House in Great Langdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
A view of Wetherlam from Great Langdale in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria.
Aerial view of a layer of mist in the Langdale Valleys in the Lake District, Cumbria.
A view over Blea Tarn to The Langdale Pikes and Side Pike in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Blea Tarn is in a hanging valley between Little Langdale and Great Langdale.
Blea Tarn and the Langdale Pikes in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Blea Tarn is in a hanging valley between Little Langdale and Great Langdale.
Stickle Tarn from Easy Gully on Pavey Ark in Great Langdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
The tarn was enlarged by the building of the stone dam in 1838 and provides the water supply for the Langdale Valleys.
Stickle Tarn, a corrie tarn beneath Harrison Stickle and Pavey Ark, Langdale Pikes in the Lake District Cumbria.
The tarn was enlarged by the building of the stone dam in 1838 and provides the water supply for the Langdale Valleys.
Stickle Tarn and Harrison Stickle, Langdale Pikes in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Early morning sun on Stickle Tarn and Pavey Ark, the Langdale Pikes in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Stickle Tarn from Easy Gully on Pavey Ark in Great Langdale, the Lake District, Cumbria. UK.
Female fell walker with dogs along the foot of Pavey Ark on the Langdale Pikes in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Aerial view of a rainbow over Dungeon Ghyll in Great Langdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
NB. Small image taken from a hot-air balloon in 2005.
Aerial view of the head of Little Langdale valley and Wrynose Pass in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Photo taken from a hot-air balloon.
A view of the Langdale Pikes from the spoil heaps of a slate quarry at Elterwater in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Pike o’ Stickle, Harrison Stickle and Pavey Ark are classic examples of the rugged scenery produced by volcanic eruptions about 460 million years ago. The Pikes held Lakeland’s first factory about 4,000 years ago when Neolithic man realised that a vein of rock, a fine grained tuff formed from volcanic dust, was ideal for making axe heads.
Elterwater; green; slate; quarry; Great Langdale; Lake District; Cumbria; working; Burlington; Stone
Lakeland's industrial heritage: Old buildings from Burlington Slate Quarries at Elterwater in Great Langdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
Burlington have been quarrying here since 1841, and this is still a working quarry producing prestigious green slate products. The company is now known as Burlington Stone.
The view into Great Langdale from the 335 m (1,099 ft) trig point on the summit of Loughrigg Fell in the Lake District, Cumbria.
A view of Chapel Stile and the Langdale Pikes from the summit of Loughrigg Fell in the Lake District, Cumbria, UK.
The Langdale Pikes and Great Langdale from Loughrigg Fell in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The Langdale Pikes and Great Langdale from Loughrigg Fell in the Lake District, Cumbria.
A view of Elter Water and Wetherlam, from the summit of Loughrigg Fell in the Lake District, Cumbria, UK.
A swan beside Loughrigg Tarn on the south western slopes of Loughrigg Fell in the Lake District, Cumbria.
This tarn was a favourite of William Wordsworth who described it as 'round, clear and bright as heaven'.
Loughrigg Tarn on the slopes of Loughrigg Fell in Great Langdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
This secluded and circular tarn was a favourite of William Wordsworth, who described it as, 'round, clear and bright as heaven'.
The Langdale Pikes can be seen in the distance.
Common reed and lily pads in the shallows of Loughrigg Tarn on the slopes of Loughrigg Fell in Great Langdale, the Lake District, Cumbria.
The Langdale Pikes can be seen in the distance.