As I was very late booking this year’s Autumn event I thought I’d propose a date for Spring 2026.
The weekend of 2nd-3rd May 2026 looks to be free of English & Scottish half terms, Fred Whitton, Great North Swim & Keswick Mountain Festival, but if anyone can think of any other significant clashes let me know ASAP.
…just a thought but 4th May is an English Bank Holiday - don’t know if this makes it better for people, but it probably makes it busier….
Thanks Paul, probably a bit busier, but it seems to depend more on the short-term weather forecast these days.
I wonder if it would actually a benefit for the non-retired folk amongst us to get an extra day in the Lakes without eating into holiday entitlement?
Spring is always a tricky one for me as most family birthdays fall then, and I’ve been berated enough over the years for organizing things on birthday weekends.
Cheers, Mark.
May day bank holiday works for me as it makes travelling up and down to the Lakes less onerous, but I acknowledge it could be a busy weekend (even without ant special events).
Dave.
I’ve put the date in the calendar.
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I think it’s worth keeping it on this weekend, given that we have plenty of notice in place. I don’t work Mondays at the moment so that also might work to my advantage. I guess there is only really one way to find out if this is going to work, and that is to try it once.