Barf, Lord's Seat and Broom Fell
 

The weather forecast for the final day of our April trip to the Lakes was mixed, so we decided a shorter walk was in order, with a stop off at a tearoom for some lunch before the drive home. I had previously visited the tearoom at Whinlatter visitor centre, so we decided on a short walk through Whinlatter forest and out of the forest to Barf (468m), Lord's Seat (552m) and Broom Fell (511m) - 3 new Wainwrights for relatively little effort, in a walk just short of 5 miles (with judicious use of cars to cut out the uninteresting return stretch up the road).
 

Barf, Lord's Seat and Broom FellRecorded on Suunto Ambit 3 Peak 25.04.16

Lake District, Cumbria UK
 

The walk through Whinlatter Forest was very pleasant but was devoid of many views as we were always surrounded by trees. But as we came out of the tress, the views opened up over Bassenthwaite Lake towards Skiddaw. A number of peaks can be seen in this image, from Skiddaw and Little Man Skiddaw at the back, to the conical shape of Dodd that can be seen if you look closely in the front.
 

Skiddaw and Bassenthwaite Lake from BarfLake District, Cumbria, UK
 

As we climbed Barf the light across towards Skiddaw and, further round, towards Derwent Water and the Eastern Fells, was quite dramatic.
 

Barf ViewLake District, Cumbria, UK
 

Barf ViewLake District, Cumbria, UK
 

Derwent Water and Eastern Fells, from between Barf and Lord's SeatLake District, Cumbria, UK
 

From Barf summit we headed towards Lord's Seat - continuously looking back to the changing light behind us.
 

Derwent Water and Eastern Fells, from between Barf and Lord's SeatLake District, Cumbria, UK
 

In the following two images, the summit of Barf is clearly visible in the shaded foreground. 
 

Light and shadeBarf (foreground) with Skiddaw and Lattrig behind

Lake District, Cumbria, UK
 

Light and shadeBarf (foreground) with Skiddaw behind

Lake District, Cumbria, UK  
 

By now the weather was closing in, and it was clearly raining in the distance.
 

Light in the ValleyFrom Lord's Seat

Lake District, Cumbria, UK
 

Light in the ValleyFrom Lord's Seat

Lake District, Cumbria, UK
 

The opportunities for photographs became more limited. Whilst the name Lord's Seat conjours up a summit of grandeur, it rather flatters to deceive. The summit cairn at Broom Fell is more impressive.
 

Broom Fell summitLake District, Cumbria, UK
 

From this point we took a direct decent down the hillside, winding our way back to one of the cars for a shuttle run back to the tearoom.
 

Descending from Broom FellLake District, Cumbria, UK
 

For the full range of images from this walk please go to the gallery here.