Chasing Autumn in Coniston

Although heavily pregnant at the time I was determined to shoot autumn in the Lake District; after years of living about an hour away I have never been in the UK at the right time of year and so I was really excited to get into the car and go exploring! I knew from jetty hunting back in summer that Coniston was truly beautiful, and so this seemed like a good place to start my search for colour.

“Hunkered beneath the pockmarked peak known as the Old Man of Coniston (803m), this lakeside village was originally established to support the local mining industry, and the surrounding hilltops are littered with the remains of old copper workings. These days most people visit with two things in mind: to cruise on the lovely old Coniston Launch, or to tramp to the top of the Old Man, a steep but rewarding return hike of around 7 miles.” – Lonely Planet

Rather than go into detail about each shot I’ll just let them do the talking; as for locations, if you would like to know the exact spot where I took any of the following images then please leave me a comment and I’ll do my best to describe it for you – but as a whole they were all taken at the southern end of the lake as I find the northern end far too busy!