Scafell Pike, England’s highest mountain is a popular place to climb, both as part of the Three Peaks Challenge and for walkers in search of the sublime Lake District scenery. But it wasn’t always ...

My partner and I found this handaxe during a walk on Scafell Pike in October 2009. We did not really know much about the history of the Lake District and Ice Age, however, after listening to the ...

19 July marks a sobering but important date. On Peace Day 1919, Lord Leconfield gave the summit of Scafell Pike to the nation, as a memorial to those who had died fighting ‘the Great War’. It seems ...

Mountain rescuers set up a shelter for the man to assess his injuries close to the summit of Scafell Pike Rescuers battled "miserable" weather conditions to help a man who had fallen close to the ...

Another hiker raised the alarm after spotting the pair in Piers Gill on Scafell Pike in the Lake District. A 10-hour rescue operation was carried out involving about 30 volunteers, ropes and a ...

It is home to the highest mountain in England - Scafell Pike (978m tall) and the deepest lake - Wastwater (74m deep). It is popular with both day visitors and holidaymakers because of its ...