Planning a long day on the fells around Buttermere soon, could anyone tell 
me if there is any free parking in or between Buttermere and Gatesgarth 
Farm. If not any idea on prices for pay parking for a full day starting 
early morning till late evening?
Thanks,
MP

Only place I know is at the start of the road out of Buttermere up
towards Newlands.

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> Only place I know is at the start of the road out of Buttermere up
> towards Newlands.

Thanks wasn't sure if you could still park there, someone said there was a 
lot of restriction in the valley these days and it's a good while since I 
was there last.

On 3 Jul, 23:36, "MP"  wrote:
> Planning a long day on the fells around Buttermere soon, could anyone tell
> me if there is any free parking in or between Buttermere and Gatesgarth
> Farm. If not any idea on prices for pay parking for a full day starting
> early morning till late evening?
> Thanks,
> MP
The NT car parks were all about £5 for a full day last time I went up
there.
There is quite a bit of free parking on the honister pass, although
it's a very windy road if you intend to walk back towards Buttermere ?

"mr p"  wrote in message 
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On 3 Jul, 23:36, "MP"  wrote:
> Planning a long day on the fells around Buttermere soon, could anyone tell
> me if there is any free parking in or between Buttermere and Gatesgarth
> Farm. If not any idea on prices for pay parking for a full day starting
> early morning till late evening?
> Thanks,
> MP
The NT car parks were all about £5 for a full day last time I went up
there.
There is quite a bit of free parking on the honister pass, although
it's a very windy road if you intend to walk back towards Buttermere ?

Thanks for this.
Planning on getting up to Hay Stacks - High Crag - High Stile - Red Pike at 
present but the day could well be extended havent quite decided yet.

"MP"  wrote in message news:g4jk91$ska$1@aioe.org...
> Planning a long day on the fells around Buttermere soon, could anyone tell 
> me if there is any free parking in or between Buttermere and Gatesgarth 
> Farm. If not any idea on prices for pay parking for a full day starting 
> early morning till late evening?
> Thanks,
> MP

The car park at the west end of Rannerdale Knotts is free, near the base of 
the Lad Howes ridge to Grasmoor.  Cinderdale Common is the area.  Room for 
about a dozen cars, I got in OK at 10am last month, on a weekday.

All the Buttermere ones are a fiver, I agree.

On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 09:45:09 +0100, MP wrote:

> The NT car parks were all about £5 for a full day last time I went
> up there. There is quite a bit of free parking on the honister
> pass, although it's a very windy road if you intend to walk back
> towards Buttermere ?

Why not just pay? Where do you think the money for repairing paths
comes from? Do your bit!

-- 
Chris Game

"I've always found [Peter] an excellent source of advice, a guiding
light for the lost, lonely and terminally stupid." T Mighty Lemon

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          "Akiralx"  wrote:


> "MP"  wrote in message news:g4jk91$ska$1@aioe.org...
>> Planning a long day on the fells around Buttermere soon, could anyone tell
>> me if there is any free parking in or between Buttermere and Gatesgarth
>> Farm. If not any idea on prices for pay parking for a full day starting
>> early morning till late evening?
>> Thanks,
>> MP

> The car park at the west end of Rannerdale Knotts is free, near the base of
> the Lad Howes ridge to Grasmoor.  Cinderdale Common is the area.  Room for
> about a dozen cars, I got in OK at 10am last month, on a weekday.

> All the Buttermere ones are a fiver, I agree.

I think Gatesgarth might be £3, but I'm not sure. I thought the NT car 
park was more, but again, I could well be wrong.

-- 
Simon Challands

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          Chris Game  wrote:

> On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 09:45:09 +0100, MP wrote:

>> The NT car parks were all about £5 for a full day last time I went
>> up there. There is quite a bit of free parking on the honister
>> pass, although it's a very windy road if you intend to walk back
>> towards Buttermere ?

> Why not just pay? Where do you think the money for repairing paths
> comes from? Do your bit!

A good reason not to pay IMO, considering the vandalism done in the 
name of "repairs".

-- 
Simon Challands

On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:03:17 +0100, MP wrote...
> 
>  wrote in message 
> news:27c9f1fe-4f46-4d50-8324-0d09d6183cdd@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> > Only place I know is at the start of the road out of Buttermere up
> > towards Newlands.
> 
> Thanks wasn't sure if you could still park there, someone said there was a 
> lot of restriction in the valley these days and it's a good while since I 
> was there last. 

Yes, lots of people park on the verge up the Newlands road.  On busy 
days you may need to get there early, and/or park quite a long way from 
the village.

-- 
Tim Jackson
news@timjackson.plus.invalid
(Change '.invalid' to '.com' to reply direct)

> The car park at the west end of Rannerdale Knotts is free, near the base 
> of
> the Lad Howes ridge to Grasmoor.  Cinderdale Common is the area.  Room for 
> about a dozen cars, I got in OK at 10am last month, on a weekday.
>
> All the Buttermere ones are a fiver, I agree.
>Looks like might have to stump up the fiver for the walking I had in mind 
>as the free parking at Rannerdale Knotts might be a bit off route.
Thanks,
MP

On 7 Jul, 17:45, Chris Game  wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 09:45:09 퍝, MP wrote:
> > The NT car parks were all about £5 for a full day last time I went
> > up there. There is quite a bit of free parking on the honister
> > pass, although it's a very windy road if you intend to walk back
> > towards Buttermere ?
>
> Why not just pay? Where do you think the money for repairing paths
> comes from? Do your bit!

Some  of these car parks are like magnets for all the (other )
tourists By finding somewhere out of the way to park you can steer
clear of the masses a bit. Anyway, interestingly,  according to my
research some  camp sites up there are only £5 a night, which
presumably includes parking ?
I would happily pay that I guess.

Mr P

In message <ln7kydiv2t4u$.dlg@example9876.com>, Chris Game 
 writes
>On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 09:45:09 +0100, MP wrote:
>
>> The NT car parks were all about £5 for a full day last time I went
>> up there. There is quite a bit of free parking on the honister
>> pass, although it's a very windy road if you intend to walk back
>> towards Buttermere ?
>
>Why not just pay? Where do you think the money for repairing paths
>comes from? Do your bit!
>
Agreed ... or even better join the NT .... parking is then free and your 
conscience can be salved at the contribution you are making. You can 
forget the stately homes etc. if you wish - just think of the wonderful 
areas of countryside managed by the organisation.
-- 
Tom W.
Dorset/UK

MP wrote:
> > The NT car parks were all about £5 for a full day last time I went
> > up there.

Er, have you divided the price of a year's NT subscription by the number
of times you might use an NT car [park?

I think, unless you have some rooted objection to "putting something
back in" that NT Membership, with a direct debit, and gift aid, would be
the sensible answer.

Richard