Sometimes the best days out are those that happen by accident and aren’t planned. Today was such a day, I was heading to Buttermere, the rest was unknown. I had no prior knowledge of the The Vintage Sports Car Club Lakeland Trial 2016 being held today until we saw several cars pass us on the Honister Pass. It was nice seeing the old cars on the Lakelamd roads, for a moment you could imagine it’s the 1920s or 1930’s as the landscape would have surely looked the same. So here are some memories Lewis and I made today on the fantastic Honister Pass and a really enjoyable day out. I will be sure to look out for next years Honister Vintage Rally and make sure I attend.
A great start to the day
Lewis waving at one of the competitors. At first I thought it was simply a one off sighting, out for a drive…
Then another and another…
Heading towards Buttermere.
High Crag above Buttermere in the distance.
Haystacks
Lewis pushing the boundaries of staying dry.
The beautiful shaped Haystacks. Check out my popular print of this iconic Lake District Fell.
Here they come. Could be the 1930’s
A 1937 Austin 7 followed by a 1921 GN ANZANI.
High Crag above Buttermere. To think I walked up here including Haystacks and the entire High Stile ridge some years ago seems so far away now. Still, I am working hard everyday to get back to that.
Combe Crags
Combe Beck
Walkers up high.
The Char Hut over Buttermere
Hello 1929 Austin 7 Chummy
A quick Lunch stop in Buttermere and we decide to head back up to Honister and see what’s going on at the Honister stage of today’s Vintage rally.
Looks like a tight squeeze in their 1934 Austin 7 RP Box Saloon.
Reminds you just how far Cars have come.
Looking up the section
Just past the start line.
Cars coming up Honister Pass.
A rather relaxing 1930 Austin Ulster heading to the start line
Some of the cars we saw didn’t make it all the way up the steep section.
A 1927 Singer Junior
A 1930 Austin 7
A 1935 Austin 7
Looking over the Honister Pass to more mine workings.
Zooming in on the Start line.
An Alfa Romeo
Charlotte Holden in a 1930 Austin 7 Gordon England Cup. Go on girl.
Yes, she made it.
A family day out in a 1914/1920 Vauxhall A Type.
A 1935 Austin 7.
A 1921 For T Special motoring up the section.
Having some assistance with braking coming back down the course.
A fine looking 1937 Austin 7 Special
A 1914/1920 Vauxhall A Type.
Lewis Spectating.
The final checkpoint on this stage of the Rally. Congratulations to all those that made it this far. Even on foot Lewis.
Intersting mine workings on the Fell side.
Nice patches of Light appearing as the sun sets behind us.
Herdwicks Spectating
What a great coat this little one had.
A Herdwick taking it easy.
A 1927 Austin 7 coming up…
Going down…
A procession of cars heading back down the mountain. A 1929 Austin 7 Ulster, A 1929 Ausin 7 and a 1930 Austin 7 Sports.
A 1930 Ford Model A Tudor
Light on the Fells opposite.
Heading Home.
We chatted to this lovely lady further down the track…
Car 172 owned by Don Skelton and his wife who featured in the previous image.
Checking out the horn.
Lewis was kindly invited to sit in Don’s car. He loved it. I was a little jealous.
Can we get one Dad?
Don Kindly offered to give Lewis a ride back down the Mountain….
Lucky Boy
More competitors still arriving. A 1929 Chrysler
Getting the weight over the back wheels helping with traction.
Adjusting tire pressures at the start line.
All the mod cons.
Back at the Car Park. A big thank you to Don for kindly taking Lewis for a ride in his 1930 Austin 7 Sports.
Where to next…
Another fantastic day out at Honister. Such a great setting for this event which has been running here at Honister since the first Lakeland Trial in 1969. I’m really pleased we happened to fall upon it. I’ll make sure I attend intentionally next year. You can find out more about The Vintage Sports Car Club and the Lakeland Trial here. Also you can see more of my Landscape Photography Prints from this beautiful part of the Lake District here in my online gallery.
