Get Stoned – World Champs In Windermere

The All England Stone Skimming Championships take place in Windermere this Saturday and Yorkshire stone chuckers are being invited to toss their pebbles into the ring!

Tykes eager to demonstrate their skills should rock up to NT Fell foot Park on the southern shores of Lake Windermere where they will be able to take part in stone skimming, a rock treasure hunt and other stone-themed and outdoor activities.

The addictive activity, based on skills handed down through the generations will have a multi-generational feel, as children take on their siblings and parents challenge the grans and grandads; all comers are welcome.

All stones legally skimmed on the day (skipping on the water a minimum of three times and keeping within a lane on the lake) will have a length recorded in the official All England Stone Skimming Championship record books. Each entry provides the participant with three stones and they can enter as many times as they wish.

Four categories each offer the chance to become a champion – Under 10s, 11-16s, women’s and men’s. Whilst elite skimmers lead the way in the latter, with the distance to beat to scoop a record being 95 metres, set by Scot Alex Lewis last year, the ‘peloton’ of stone skimmers will have its own mini-battles, whether these are within families, amongst friends, or against strangers.

Meanwhile, special painted championship stones have been hidden around Fell Foot Park, enticing families to seek them out in a rock treasure hunt. If children find a stone, they can trade it in for three stones to skim in the championships.

More information is at https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/fell-foot/whats-on