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Cumbria Soaring Club proudly presents the Lakes Charity Classic - the premier free flying event in the North!
The 2010 LCC will be held on Friday 4 June 2010 and Saturday 5 June 2010 and will be based in Buttermere.
This section of the website provides information on the forthcoming LCC and on past events. Watch this page and the information page for updates
Information will be posted here when it becomes available.
| 20/01/2010 | The competition is not open for entries yet - entry forms will be published on this page when they are available. |
The 2010 Lakes Charity Classic will be held at the same site as 2007/2008/2009. The site is in the Buttermere valley on the eastern site of Buttermere just over 1 mile SE of Buttermere village.
The simplest route is to follow the B5289 out of Keswick south towards Borrowdale. This route is recommended if you're new to the area. Keep following the B5289 through Borrowdale; eventually you will start climbing steeply up the Honister Pass. Go right over the pass and descend into Buttermere. At the foot of the pass you will pass through Gatescarth farm. After a short distance the road will turn sharply to the right and will start to skirt the edge of Buttermere lake. The road will then turn left - you should now see the campsite on your left. After another short distance, you will see a gate on the left hand side and a track leading down to the campsite. If you have a large camper van, stay on the road until you see Hasness house on the left - you should park in here.
The shortest and more entertaining route is over Newlands Hause. Leave Keswick to the west going towards Cockermouth and rejoin the A66. Go past the turning for Portinscale and watch out for a fork left to Braithwaite, turn left here. Go past the campsite on your left and watch for another fork left; take this turn. Turn left at the next T-junction and go over the bridge. Follow the road round to the left and continue up the Newlands valley. After just under half a mile fork right - keep following the signs for Buttermere. Eventually, the road will start climbing up to Newlands Hause after which it makes a steep descent into the Buttermere valley. At the foot of the descent, just before Buttermere village, turn left and go up the valley. After a mile you will see Hasness house on your right - large camper vans should park up here. Continuing on, as you emerge out of the woods, you will see a gate leading down to the camping field on your right. You will need to make a tight U-turn on the road before you can go through the gate. If you don't like the look of the manouevre, continue onto Gatescarth and turn round there.
If you have a large or heavy vehicle, you are best to avoid the Honister or Newlands passes as these involve very steep ascents/descents. The best way is to come from Cockermouth down the B5292/B5289 through Lorton and down the side of Crummock Water.
Note that mobile phone coverage in the valley is non existant.
The campsite shown at Dalegarth will be open for the event for alternative camping - however your LCC fee does not cover camping here - you must pay at the campsite. Your LCC camping ticket entitles you to camping on the LCC field, the area shown to the right of Crag Wood on the above map. Drivers of large camper vans should go to the LCC field.
List of Participants - 2010 LCC
Competition Entries Not Open