Great Paddy Crag

The walk up Great Paddy Crag from Holmrook takes you properly into the Lake District's quieter corners. It's not one of those crowded fells - you'll have the ridge to yourself most days, which makes the views across the valley floor all the more rewarding. The scramble to the summit is straightforward enough, nothing technical, but it's steep enough to earn those views of the surrounding peaks and down towards the coast.

This is walker territory, not a stroll. You're looking at a good two to three hours round trip depending on fitness and how long you dawdle at the top - and you will want to dawdle. The fell works brilliantly as a half-day outing, especially if you're based at Fisherground Campsite just down the road near Gosforth. Pack a packed lunch, bring proper boots. It can be boggy lower down after rain, and the weather shifts quickly up here.

Families with confident younger walkers will manage it fine. Small children will find it tedious - there's not much to hold their attention between the start and the summit. Keen hillwalkers should definitely add it to their list though. It's the sort of fell that doesn't make the postcards but reminds you why you came to the Lake District in the first place. Free to visit, naturally. The real cost is the effort to get up there.