On April 27, Morecambe and District HF Rambling Club walked in the Mungrisdale area. The A party, led by John Ashall, did a circular walk from Mungrisdale to Bannerdale Crags, Bowscale, Sharp Edge, Blencathra, Souther Fell and back to Mungrisedale.
Traces of the precious metal have been found in Troutbeck, Dunmail Raise and pockets of Sedbergh, as well as Mungrisdale and Alston by two keen Cumbrian panners. Despite the gold price rising from £260 an ounce in 1999 to £920 today, Alf Henderson ...