Wild Camping: The Lake District 2023

The Lake District - home to some of the most rugged wilderness in the UK south of the Scottish border, and the largest national park in England. A very popular location for outdoor enthusiasts, and wild campers in particular, thanks to its epic views, beautiful scenery and enough space to remove yourself fully from civilization - even if it's just for a night or two. This is somewhere that I've wanted to visit for a wild camp for some time now, and 2023 was the year for it. Myself and my previously mentioned camping associate Jake had decided that our 2023 big 'away' trip was going to be in the Lakes, and so, we started to plan our trip, which ended up consisting of two nights away, the first in a conventional campsite, and the second, somewhere on the slopes of England's highest peak - Scafell Pike. After spending all of the Friday morning driving northwards we arrived at our campsite, The Barn Campsite, near Holmrook around 2pm. The afternoon was forecast with rai...