As said already, the first few miles are boring but the rest is great! I'll always remember the Cumbrian Way, that's when I was attacked by a bloke who was obsessed with the idea that I had stolen his bed in the Keswick YHA. He took a swing at me with a full wine bottle, but I ducked and escaped! Other than that I liked the walk a lot. It rained BIG 'cats and dogs' when I got to Coniston, never seen rain like it!