Had a great holiday hiking in the Lake District, UK. It wasn’t that busy but the people I did see made lots of positive comments about my feet, some saying they’d give barefooting a go. The ground was amazing to walk on, mostly very soft, warm and muddy and it felt incredible after the rain. Barefooting really is the best. Had no issues in shops either and had been in bare feet for days until work today. Went for a nice barefoot bike ride and walk in the woods yesterday to finish up the week
Sounds like you had a fantastic holiday! Where abouts in the lakes did you stay? I'm looking at booking somewhere in the lakes in July.
I’d recommend Keswick, there’s plenty of flats you can book there and there’s easy access to the northern Lake District which is probably the most dramatic. As with much of the Lakes a lot of paths are rocky but seek out the grassy hills and walks and it’s great. Alfred Wainwright, a famous hill walker, said Hallin Fell can be walked easily in bare feet - I’d recommended that one If you can’t get in Keswick then I’d suggest Ambleside, Keswick is far better for shops but Ambleside also has reasonable amenities and superb places nearby such as Langdale, and Ullswater is just over the Kirkstone Pass
Than Thanks for the tips! Keswick could be good to stay and I do like the cobble like stone pavements in the town centre that type always feels nice under bare soles no matter the weather. I'm now thinking though since I have a week off I should do various day trips out one could be to Keswick in the morning and a nearby hike in the afternoon then back home and go off somewhere else the next day. Plenty of places I want to visit.
I love the Lakes, I’d recommend Fell Foot, Blea Tarn, Gunmers How, Brant Fell and Tarn Hows for nice walks. All sorts of different textures and various routes around them all. Brant Fell from Bowness is nice, but a steep climb up roads, woodland and gnarly paths. i agree Keswick is a nice town to walk through over the cool cobblestones. I see a lot more barefoot people in the Lakes than I used to, however mainly paddle boarders who paddle barefoot and walk around with no shoes, so maybe not true barefooters. Ive even seen a few barefoot walkers too. Im always barefoot though
I have had a few barefoot days out, which unfortunately for me is a rarity. I traveled from Berlin to Hamburg and back on the train and spent the day completely barefoot. I visited shops, public toilets and ate at quite a smart restaurant, admittedly outside. I also traveled in in both cities on their subway systems and I only got a couple of strange looks and no comments. Back at home in the UK I gotta barefoot haircut and visited some motorway service stations, rest rooms too without bother. It has been easier than I thought.
That’s great. I’ve found this year most people are relaxed about bare feet and haven’t had any issues either. Could hardly go anywhere the last year or two without being confronted and suspect the nonsensical ‘C’ hysteria had a lot to do with it. Had loads of positive chats while hill walking
