How we make it
How Fell & Family is made
A short, honest account of where the information comes from, how we check it, and how AI is involved.
Where the information comes from
Events come from the organiser's or venue's own page wherever we can find one, and from established local listings such as Visit Lake District and Cumbria Guru. Each event in the The Cumbrian Almanac has two links: one to the organiser, where you can book or register, and one to the page where we checked the date and time. Seasonal notes and local knowledge link to the source for each fact.
How we check it
- We only list an event when we can find its date on a page we can name.
- If a price, time or age guide is not published, we leave it blank rather than guess.
- Weather comes from the Mountain Weather Information Service and the Met Office mountain forecast.
- Some seasonal facts cite reference sites such as Wikipedia where an official page was not available, and each one says so through its link.
How AI is involved
We use AI tools to help research, spell check and give tips on each edition, the guides and the calendar. No invented events, it comes from our own experience or a source is verified from trusted local sources for every claim.
Updates and corrections
Editions go out on Fridays and Sundays and the calendar is refreshed every week, with past events removed. If you spot a mistake, tell us on the contact page and we will fix it.
Money
Fell & Family is free. There are no adverts, sponsored listings or affiliate links today. If that ever changes, we will say so here and mark anything paid for.
Photos
Our own photos are our own. Where we use someone else's, it is a photo published under an open licence (Creative Commons or public domain), mostly through Wikimedia Commons and the Geograph project, and each one carries a caption naming the photographer, the licence and a link to the original. If we have credited something wrongly, or you would rather your photo was not here, tell us on the contact page and we will fix it quickly.
Staying safe
Mountain weather can change quickly. Check the forecast, carry what you need for the day and tell someone where you are going. Nothing in the guide replaces the advice of the organiser, the National Park or the emergency services.