Back To Basics In The Lake District

FHM travels to the wettest place in the UK in search of the British whisky dream and a decent Sunday roast…

WALK THE RIVER COCKER

Clocking in at five miles long, the trail that follows the River Cocker is an occasionally slippy, shoe-destroying route that’ll make you feel alive (and then bloody knackered). Make sure you wear some decent walking boots as you pass through woodland, sheep fields and turnstiles that look like they were built by vikings.

Bring a brolly On a taxi journey to Cockermouth, we were told by local experts that the area was one of the wettest in the UK. Nearly 24 hours later, we were stuck in full monsoon-like downpour on top of a hill in a non waterproof jacket, being pelted by raindrops that felt like bee stings on our frozen faces. Always read the brochure, people.

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