Wainwright's Coast to Coast - Day 1 of 12 - St Bees to Cleator. The coast to coast is a 192-mile long-distance footpath in Northern England from St Bees on the West Coast to Robin Hood's Bay on the East Coast. The hike was devised by Alfred Wainwright and passes through the Lake District National Park, the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and the North Yorkshire Moors National Park.

Sunday 22nd July Manchester to St Bees to The Ennerdale Country Hotel Cleator. Day One

Most walkers start early in the morning from St Bees having arrived there the night before. We however, decided to catch the train from Manchester (where we live) to Carlisle, changing there, and catching the train to St Bees, arriving at 1.30pm. This was a great service, and when booked a couple of weeks in advance relatively cheap.

By tradition all coast to coasters start by dipping their boots in the sea, and collecting a pebble to take to the sea in Robin Hoods Bay, providing you make it there of course! The walk heads north following the cliffs along the coast, then turning inward towards the Lakes. We stopped at The Dog And Partridge in Sandwith for a pot of tea, then carried on to our destination The Ennerdale Country Hotel, Cleator. We arrived in time to see the wedding which was taking place there.

Dinner at Grove Court Hotel was popular with the locals. We ordered traditional walkers' food of steak pie, chips and vegetables. It was a fantastic meal, but with huge portions. We found this in many pubs that we went to, having to resort to asking for a small portion or even one between us!!

A great first day, all the planning had gone well. Most people stayed overnight in St Bees, and started in the morning, ending the day at Ennerdale Bridge.

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Distance km 17.45

Duration of Walk Hours 4.30

Average Pace Min/km 15.28

Steps 28450

Elevation gained in meters 270

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