About
Fell & Shore Walks is a small, independent walking guide for the Lake District and the Cumbrian coast, written from Maryport, Cumbria.
What this site is for
The big sites are brilliant at maps and route databases. This one is for the practical questions around a walk: Which bus gets me to the start? Where do I park, and how likely is it that I’ll find a space? How steep is it, really? Is it suitable for children, a dog, a pushchair or a wheelchair? What will the weather do up there?
It also plans to cover the Cumbrian coast near Maryport (coming soon), and has a section on planning the 214 Wainwrights.
How the guides are written
- From official sources. Route grades, distances and safety advice come from the Lake District National Park Authority, the National Trust, Ordnance Survey, Stagecoach, the Met Office and the Mountain Weather Information Service. Each guide links to the pages it used.
- Dated. Every guide says when it was last checked. Buses and car parks change often.
- Honest about walking. A guide is labelled either “Walked by Lewis on” a date, or “Researched from official sources, not yet walked for this site”. We upgrade the label when the walk has been done for this site.
- Never invented. If a distance, bus number or price can’t be confirmed, the guide says so instead of guessing.
- Original artwork. All illustrations are original line art. We don’t use AI-generated landscapes or National Park logos.
Guides are researched with AI help, checked against the linked official sources and approved by Lewis before publishing.
Who’s behind it
Fell & Shore Walks is run by Lewis Towers from Maryport, on the west Cumbrian coast.
The shop
Fell & Shore Walks is the sister site of Fell & Shore, a small shop of original Lake District and Cumbria prints and gifts , which is opening soon. Where we mention our own products, we say so clearly. See the affiliate and advertising disclosure.
Independence
This site is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the Lake District National Park Authority, the National Trust, Ordnance Survey, the Wainwright Society, the Mountain Weather Information Service, the Met Office or any bus operator. Their names are used only to say where information comes from.