Hodge Close Cottages

27/12/2023

Cold clear Boxing Day walk plus a stroll through the wood. Silver birches upright and shining, early willow buds and a few early catkins

03/12/2023

Skis needed at Hodge Close if you’re planning to visit today

21/09/2021

Spot Hodge Close quarry - don’t blink, you might miss it

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07/08/2021

Red squirrel at Hodge Close. Birds not getting a look in….

03/06/2021

It’s been great weather here at Hodge Close this week. Time to enjoy some toasted marshmallows now!

05/04/2021

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www.ldgla.org Twitter: UNESCO and its advisory body ICOMOS couldn’t be clearer: 4x4s should be eliminated from two fell tracks near Little Langdale to protect the extraordinary beauty of the area. That is what they wrote in a report sent to the LDNPA in October 2019. We have now been tol...

18/03/2021

Grey and chilled in Yorkshire - sunny, warm and peacefully quiet at Hodge Close except for the sound of a woodpecker. Snow in gullies on Helvellyn in the distance

03/03/2021

A week at The Old Forge has come up - a cancellation.

Friday 30 April - 07 May (May bank holiday Monday 03 May)

Interested?

16/02/2021

Hodge Close quarry - the ‘big hole’ today. Mist and snow higher up but peaceful and calm here

06/01/2021

Surrounded as it is by hills and fells on almost all sides, Little Langdale can seem pleasantly self-contained and away from it all. However, one of the great things about our little corner of the Lake District is that it is actually very well connected to other areas.

Our latest blog highlights a seven mile walk taking you from our door at the Three Shires Inn to Tarn Hows, one of the Lake District’s most popular beauty spots.

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14/12/2020

Who would have thought it. Empty water tanks at Hodge Close in the wettest part of U.K. Blocked pipe with a stone someone had dropped in Grrrrr.... Anyway thanks to John blockage unblocked - took us all day though. Tanks now overflowing.

03/12/2020

Winter comes to Hodge Close with a dusting of snow on the fells and wet snow lower down. The place to myself, not another person around.

03/05/2020

Guess the location #2

This is a delightful spot that is just a stone's throw from the Three Shires Inn. Accessible for most abilities this could make for lovely after-dinner stroll in the summer months or somewhere you might pass on a quick stride out before breakfast.

21/04/2020

When lockdown has eased and you’re free to visit the Lake District.
Try chill’n at the Old Forge. Dog friendly and surrounded by woodland walks and fells. Pubs and restaurants 10mins away. Three Shires pub and restaurant a short walk through woods and meadows
Check out our webpage: hodge close cottage.co.uk

17/02/2020

"Those 3 peaks behind are home to a couple of satellites or radars, and are much further away than they look!

If you look closely you might see the radars on top of the mountain called Sornfelli. The valley behind it is named Mjørkadalur, which means The Fog Valley, because it's so often really foggy there. Smart place to hide a NATO radar ;) "

- .travel

28/01/2020

Langdale Pikes from Hodge Close today - Alpine

02/12/2019