...in which we brave the drizzle to walk from Dove Cottage in Townend along the old corpse road round Grasmere to join the festivities at Allan Bank. En route we talk with Marian Veevers about how William and Dorothy Wordsworth celebrated Christmas, and hear from the National Trust's Elaine Taylor about seasonal Cumbrian traditions. We close with music from the Cumbrian Duo, who play us out with a traditional local wassailing tune.
With thanks to The Cumbrian Duo for the original music from their album Hunsup through the Wood.
Countrystride #13: The Solway Coast - Wetlands, birdsong and lost lines
Countrystride #12: Great Langdale - A heritage landscape
Countrystride #11: High Stile – and the Buttermere skyline
Countrystride #10: Mardale Head - A walk on the wild side
Countrystride #9: Derwent Water: Creation of a landscape
Countrystride #8: Terry Abraham: Life on the mountains - A stroll on Helvellyn
Countrystride #6: Langstrath - and the trees of Borrowdale
Countrystride #5: Ghosts of Burnmoor - Eskdale to Wasdale
Countrystride #4: Alfred Wainwright - In the footsteps of a legend
Countrystride #3: Farming the Borderlands - Rural life and the Roman Wall
Countrystride #2: Sheffield Pike - Mines and Community
Countrystride #1: Scafell Pike - Roof of England
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