Old Man of Coniston, the seventh highest mountain in England, is 803 metres high and lies to the west of the village of Coniston and lake of the same name.

Extensive views from its summit include much of the southern Lake District, Morecambe Bay, Blackpool Tower, Winter Hill, the Lancashire Coast and the Isle of Man.

The fell is normally climbed from Coniston Village via Church Beck and the numerous redundant slate quarries and mines that litter the area. Alternative routes include the South Ridge, which ascends the mountain from Walna Scar Road, a track leaving Coniston from the south west.

The Old Man of Coniston is also the inspiration for Kanchenjunga, the mountain Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons climb in the novel Swallowdale.

For those thirsty after a hard day’s exertion on the fells, the Coniston brewery brews an award-winning beer known as Old Man.