I'm going to try to get to this one. Probably will be saturday as got snowball in hells chance of getting friday off work.
For anyone coming up from the south and thinking of leaving the M6 at junction 36 and approaching from the south lakes....I just searched for directions from my house in google maps & the shortest route it gives is right over the Hardknott Pass!!
....Definitely NOT recommended especially with camping gear unless you know what you're letting yourself in for