Pandemic Peregrinations: Castle Hill, Kendal, Cumbria, Spring

The UK Lockdown has changed.

On Sunday 10th May 2020 the Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced, amongst many things, that there would no longer be travel restrictions for the purposes of exercise. Until now outdoor exercise during the Lockdown was limited to your immediate surroundings.

This has caused some concern amongst the resident population of Cumbria and the Lake District. On the Bank Holiday weekend just gone, Friday 8th to Sunday 10th, Cumbria Police reportedly issued a record number of fines to people breaking Lockdown rules. There were even reports of people doing the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge, with one getting stuck and requiring assistance.

That’s all with the Lockdown in effect. What will happen now restrictions are being eased? Will the Coronavirus spread from cities to popular rural beauty spots, infecting the local population and quickly overwhelming the limited healthcare in these areas?

Time will tell. Give it two weeks.

To take our minds off this future, Lisabet and I enjoyed a quiet hike up to Castle Hill, site of the ruins of Kendal Castle.

This isn’t a particularly interesting photo, compositionally or indeed in terms of light, but I shot it for its historical significance. This is where the old Lancaster Canal went through Kendal, before terminating at Canal Head. There is actually a group dedicated to reopening the Kendal section of Lancaster Canal once again.

The views from Castle Hill require little additional praise. Looking towards the gentle slopes of Benson Knott.

The ruins of Kendal Castle.

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