We left home soon after 10, and were at Langwathby (near Penrith) at exactly the right time for our pub lunch.

We started our walk at the next village along, and followed the Eden River (and the settle-carlisle railway) through beautiful woods. The route ran along the old mining track, so it was straightforward walking – apart from the occasional extremely muddy spot!

Colonel Lacy had the “caves” built in the 1860s, possibly as a picnic site with views over the river.

We continued down the river to Daleraven Bridge, then a stretch of road walking up to Glassonby. We passed by a ring cairn in a field, but unfortunately it wasn’t accessible.

The church beyond the village dates back to the 11th century, although the original church was Saxon.

Long Meg is a megalith of red sandstone, and her Daughters are 68 glacial erratics, brought from all over the area. Legend has it that if you count them correctly, clockwise and then anticlockwise, then the devil will appear… Or they will turn back into witches… Or you will turn to stone… Or other awfulness of your choice! There is a suggestion that there was a processional way back to the ring cairn, and the church was placed between them to break the power of the link.

We dropped back down into Little Salkeld and the car, and then came over to Keswick. The B&B is right in the town centre, and we went out for pizza for supper.