Well!  Where to start…..??

Once the deluge arrived on Saturday things began to look pretty bleak …. some of the worst localised wind, rain and flooding I have ever seen in the English Lakes – and that’s saying summat!! These ferocious conditions led to the inevitable cancellation of the Original Mountain Marathon and plenty of wet and stranded people.

After a call from the Mountain Rescue asking for assistance, we opened up the Glaramara Centre as a refuge for some of the standed competitors …. in total we gave 98 people food and shelter for the night, we even managed to make the BBC and Sky News !!!

All the runners seemed most grateful and were all in very good spirits throughout the night. Sunday morning saw nearly everyone disappear homewards as the valley had cleared to let those who’s cars hadn’t flooded escape. I’m sure the debate will continue as to whether or not the event should have gone ahead, but we’ll leave you to make up your own mind on that one!

Rosthwaite Underwater

Upper Derwent River

We would like to say a big thanks to all our customers who were staying at the Centre: they were really accommodating to our stranded and unexpected guests!