Last year on our holiday in the Lake District we had enjoyed a lovely walk in the company of friends up to Angletarn Pikes and also visited the tarn of the same name. On that occasion the weather really wasn’t that good, so we decided we really must try to get back there as soon as possible and hopefully in better weather conditions.
 

We parked the car in Hartsop and were soon making our way up the track that leads to Hayeswater. Our first objective was to visit The Knott which really didn’t seem too far away but I think my breakfast hadn’t quite given me the energy I wanted that morning. There were a few spots of rain in the air but never enough to need any waterproofs and with a forecast of improving conditions during the day we were hopeful the clouds would clear.
 

After a bit of puffing and panting, from me anyway, we were standing at the summit of The Knott where there certainly seemed to be a bit of a breeze blowing but it was keeping the clouds moving, which had to be a good thing. From here we had some great views and as this was a new summit for us I always enjoy seeing what can be seen. Every fell has its unique view of the world, which is why is always so nice to make you way to the top. Today with the fast moving clouds there was lots of interest in the sky and also the shapes of the shadows that move across the fells so there was always something interesting to see.

The plan was to visit the summit of Rest Dodd too which was very easy by following the obvious wall then to make our way to Angle Tarn where we would stop for lunch. The Nab was somewhere else we could visit today but we decided to leave the delights of the peat hags for another day.  We were hoping that we might see some of the deer that live around this area but sadly we weren’t lucky this day.

By the time we had followed the delightful path past Satura Crag and Buck Crag to Angle Tarn the weather had improved and there were plenty of sunny spells but the breeze was still rather keen which meant I was more likely to get white horses on any Angle Tarn pictures than reflections. Never mind, it is always a great place to be and I’ve a hunch we will return there soon given the chance. 

As we ate our lunch we had a conversation about interesting places to eat our lunch at while on holiday. Yesterday of course we were with our fellwalking friends in the big cave at Hodge Close Quarry, today at the delightful Angle Tarn: we wondered where else we might end up lunching during the holiday.

After our lunch we made sure we visited both the lower southern top of Angletarn Pikes which gives such a great view of the tarn below and also of the higher northern top. We sat here in the strong breeze for a while looking across to Helvellyn and wondered how many people were making their way across Striding Edge. It seemed to have been in the shadow of clouds most of the day.  The view across to Dove Crag, Fairfield and the Helvellyn range is dramatic, helped by sitting high above the valley and viewing straight across as if from a low-flying aeroplane. 

Our route back was the obvious one along the good path to Boredale Hause (with its view I could never tire of across to Ullswater) followed by a sharp left turn onto the path back to Hartsop.  The weather was improving all the time now as we walked back to the car but I bet it was still quite breezy up on the tops.

I think we all agreed we felt tired and hungry by the end of the walk so we stopped at the Brotherswater Inn for a welcome drink and an excellent meal.