An Inland Detour

The pull of England’s highest peak is too much to resist as Quintin Lake continues his coastal odyssey.

AT HAVERIGG Point, I pass three people in succession picking up warm dog faeces in thin plastic bags with their hands. The British have strange ideas of how to spend their leisure time!

The 12km of shingle walking past Millom at Haverigg Beach is slow going, with an alarming frequency of plastic pollution along the entire length. Sports drink bottles are the most prevalent form of detritus. In the afternoon the shingle gives way to sand; firm and fast to walk on, it feels like riding a conveyor belt after hours sliding backwards on the shingle.