The Old Man Mountain Lake District. The fell is sometimes known by the alternative name of coniston old man or simply the old man. It is at least 2 632 61 feet 802 42 m high and lies to the west of the village of coniston and the lake coniston water.
The lake district also known as the lakes or lakeland is a mountainous region in north west england a popular holiday destination it is famous for its lakes forests and mountains or fells and its associations with william wordsworth and other lake poets and also with beatrix potter and john ruskin the lake district national park was established in 1951 and covers an area of 2 362 square. Travelling in a mercedes sprinter minivan follow a route first traced by the romans over the wrynose and hardknott passes two of britain s steepest. At the top and on a clear day you may be able to see as far out as blackpool tower whilst the route itself passes.
Old man of coniston this is one of the easiest fells to ascend in our difficult category and we have only marked it as hard thanks to the distance involved.
The old man of coniston is 2 634 feet 803m high and lies to the west of the village of coniston and the lake coniston water. Great prices on hotel rooms in the lakes. Witness the grandeur of the lake district s central mountains and western fells on this full day small group high mountain passes tour from lake windermere. It is at least 2 632 61 feet 802 42 m high and lies to the west of the village of coniston and the lake coniston water.