Lakes and Dales Horseback Rambler

  Length of ride – 10 to 12 miles (depending on where you start from) Parking – We did this from our lovely B & B accommodation (Swinside End Farm, Lorton B & B with a field for the horses https://www.swinsideendfarm.co.uk/ ) , but you could also do the this from National Trust car park at Scalehill Bridge, Loweswater (£8 per day). This is a very busy car park so if at the weekend get there early. The other place you could park is the layby off A5086 at Mockerkin Tarn. Lunch, hot and cold drinks could be taken at the Kirkstile Inn at Loweswater, but you may like to book for food as it does get busy. Things to note – many of the tracks are stoney and can be slippy after rain so if your horse is barefoot you may like to use hoof boots. There are gates and you may like to get off to do some of them. I would recommend taking a long lead rope so you can give yourself extra space to manoeuvre through some of these gates. This ride takes in quiet lanes, lonnings (local name for gr...