The aim of this walk was to explore Millican Dalton's cave. Dalton was a man who, for a time between the two world wars lived in a cave on Castle Crag. We intended finding his cave!

I met Andy and Paul at a lay-by very close to M6 Junction 33. From there we drove to Borrowdale. We parked up just before the bridge at Grange and started our walk from there. There had been heavy rai and the river had earlier flooded so the river side path was not passable. The weather was dry but very dull and dank as we entered Grange. We decided to climb the summit first before descending to find and explore Dalton's Cave. With hindsight it would have been far better doing it the other way round; for as we reached the slate section to gain access to the summit, the heavens opoened and we got thoroughly drenched - even with waterproofs on. After we left the summit and eventually found his cave the rain stopped!! Typical.

Dalton's cave is not impressive. It has two levels, the higher of which he called "the attic", and it was here he slept. It is very open. The lower and larger cave is large, dark and damp. Not a place to linger. The cave has two openings, both large and therefore the cave could never retain any warm.

Leaving the cave we stepped into lovely sunshine and dried out as we made our way back to Grange. On the way home we stopped off at the Sportsman's Inn for a well earned beer.

An enjoyable walk that the rain couldn't ruin.