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Coniston

Four-part series about the Lake District. In Coniston, Paul Rose enters a cycling event on a penny farthing and climbs the Old Man of Coniston.

Paul Rose has an adrenaline overdose on his way to Coniston in the latest episode of his Lake District journey. He starts by entering a retro-cycling event on a penny farthing, before joining the mountain bikers of Grizedale Forest. Paul also relives the final moments of Donald Campbell in his attempt to break the world water-speed record on Coniston Water. He ends his trek with a spot of rock climbing at Dow Crag, before the ascent of one of the area's best-known hills, the Old Man of Coniston.

28 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterPaul Rose
Series ProducerPaul Greenan
Executive ProducerNicola Addyman

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