He was the father of the Lake District, so one would guess he knew what he was talking about.

Alfred Wainwright, who wrote a series of immensely popular pictorial guides to the Lake District fells in the 1950s and '60s, loved Haystacks, in the Buttermere Valley, so much he asked for his ashes to be scattered there.

It is of relatively modest height - 597 metres – but possesses a power that has to be experienced to be understood, plus, of course, some of the best views the Lakes can afford.

This weekend, why not get your outdoor equipment together and head out and climb it?

This Saturday, May 7th, enjoy a guided walk up Haystacks, in the company of a learned guide.

Climbing from Honister, the route takes in old slate mine workings, going past Blackbeck and Innominate Tarns (where Wainwright's ashes are scattered) to the summit, for fabulous views of Buttermere and beyond.

The walk, organised by the Lake District National Park, is free, just under five miles long, and starts at 10:30 BST.

Appropriate footwear – such as a good walking footwear – are listed as essential for the walk.

The final section of Wainwright's book, Memoirs of a Fell Wanderer, features the legendary fell walker expressing the desire for a final resting place by the side of Innominate Tarn on Haystacks.

"And if you dear reader, should get a bit of grit in your boot as you are crossing Haystacks in the years to come, please treat it with respect. It might be me…," he wrote.