We went to Grasmere on Saturday. We were taking part in the Big Day Out the protest organised by Houseboats Off Grasmere. See here
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/14/mass-protest-planned-over-lake-district-commercialisation?fbclid=IwAR23VP0baSjg1nnqzk1VKpors9l_REsmP7J0gfTS9cfUWwUZZ_cuguk_74cWe got there early, a bit too early, we wanted to make sure we got a parking space. We walked the footpaths through Grasmere for an hour and a half. We had nice weather to start.
Helm Crag
Stone Arthur
Seat Sandal
Tarn Crag
On the path near Butharlyp Howe
We had a feeling of deja vu here because it was our second turn on this footpath
These signs were all over Grasmere
We spotted pdstsp and his daughter at the village hall then we mustered at Moss Parrock for the start of the protest. There was a lot of people there and the rain started falling on cue at 11am as we started the march and then it got heavier. I didn't take many photos because of the rain. The A591 had been closed temporarily to allow us to march along it. There must have been about 500 to 600 people taking part in the protest or maybe more.
The protest on the shore at Grasmere
This photo was taken during a lull in the rain near the end.The wind was strong here and everyone got very cold and wet. We couldn't hear the speakers but we continued to stand there, we didn't want to leave before it was over. A lot of people had left by the time I took the photo, it was awful standing in the weather. We braved it for 45 minutes before leaving. A look back and we saw we were only a minute early, everyone else started leaving too. We said goodbye to pdstsp and pdstspdaughter and walked our separate ways to our cars. It was good to be part of the protest and sadly we may have to be out protesting again in the future. I totted up our mileage for the day and we had walked 7.75 miles altogether with not very much ascent.