In reply to Dauphin:
> Pretty average walk TBH.
I did it with a friend back in 1988, camping every night, and enjoyed it a lot. The Lake District was spectacular, but so were the Dales (esp. Swaledale) and the North York Moors. The only disappointing section was the road walking around Danby Wiske, but even that wasn't too bad.
I'm sure some aspects of the walk have changed a lot since then, particularly now that there are more people doing it, commercial guided groups and baggage transfer services, but the hills are still the same. I have fond memories of walking up to Boredale Hause in the semi-dark to camp Angle Tarn. Camping in the back-garden of some kind people in Bampton, and on the village green at Orton and drinking with the local mole catcher in the pub afterwards. There was more of a feeling of walking over the land than any trip I've done since.