St Bees to Home

On Saturday with Lisa, Stuart & Katie we headed off to complete the coast to coast from St Bees back to our house. We did our usual & caught a bus from Cleator Moor to Whitehaven & then the train to St Bees. It was another gorgeous day although it was rather windy, strangely for here an eastern wind which wasn't what we really wanted on a predominately west - east walk. Back in February part of the cliff collapsed closing the footpath, but being such a popular route it was soon reopened. You can see where there is no green on the cliffs where it collapsed. Dipping our toes/paws in the Irish sea as is tradition before you start

They have built this new "staircase" up the cliff away from the previous path

Crag posing for the camera

And put new signage in 191 miles to Robin Hoods Bay, think Cleator Moor is far enough for us today

They have fenced the first section of the path off to stop you straying too close to the cliff edge

Looking back at the caravan park at St Bees

Lisa

St Bees bay with the village behind

Lisa, Karen (wearing her buff as it was so windy) & Andy (glad his cap comes with a clip as it would not have lasted the walk!)

Katie & Crag waiting for the stick to be thrown

Climbing upto St Bees head the biggest climb of the walk

Looking at the fells behind. Just to the right of centre is Scafell Pike

Andy

Lisa

Now at the observation point on the top of St Bees head

Heading north along the cliff top

Crag wins the stick this time

Katie waits patently for her go

Then the drop down to Fleswick Bay, there are a lot of people on the route today

The cliffs of Fleswick Bay. We would have gone to the beach but the tide was too far in to make the interesting rocks down there exposed

The path continues on the other side

It must be windy Crag has both ears up!

Many of the people ahead of us head down to the beach

Looking back along the cliff top we have walked

The dogs above us on the skyline

Thousands of guillemots nest on these cliffs

We were told that the chicks would be hatched in about 4 weeks The lighthouse comes into view where we will turn & head east

Andy & the lighthouse

Katie takes an opportune drinks stop

Although the fields residence didn't seem too impressed

Further on another source of a drink & you can play in this too

It was a lovely walk we calculated it to be about 10miles followed by our first bar-b-que of the year where we were joined by Allan, Carol B, Carol M & Benny. Long may this weather continue. Thanks too to Lis & Stuart for many of the above photos.