Pints and Sweets... a wonderful addition to any hike

What is essential to every hike is some indulgent sweets and satisfying suds. Luckily I found some great ones while talking to friends and reading Country Walking (which actually has some amazing walks).

• Kendal Mint Cakes: Think of it as energy bars from the mid-19th Century (and still to this day a mothers worst nightmare). It's pretty much sugar flavored with peppermint oil. It is still given to Irish Defense Forces as part of their 24-hour ration pack!
  
• Grasmere Gingerbread: I do not even like gingerbread, but everyone says the Grasmere gingerbread is outta this world. I just so happen to be staying in the area, so coupled with a nice glass of milk I am sure this will please!
• Hesket Newmarket Brewery: Local ales are always a plus, and they have a Helvellyn Gold which may be the proper pint to cap off the day I climb the mountain by the same name :)

Pubs (apparently) known for their selection of local ales in the Lake District. I hope to stop at one or two of these to sample their fare:

• Sheperds Arms Hotel (Ennerdale Bridge)
• Fox & Hounds Inn (Ennerdale Bridge)
• Bridge Hotel (Buttermere)
• Fish Hotel (Buttermere)
• Honister's Yew Tree (Seatoller)
• Borrowdale Hotel (Borrowdale)
• Red Lion Hotel (Grasmere)
• Wordsworth Hotel (Grasmere)
• White Lion Inn (Patterdale)

mint cake photo from bbc.co.uk and the pint glass from anorakthing.blogspot.com