Cooped-up office workers are being encouraged to get rid of executive stress this autumn by skimming a stone across some of the Lake District's most famed and picturesque lakes. Stone skimming is a worldwide pastime known by many names,but whatever you choose to call it, the rules and fun factor are the same wherever you play and now thanks to Cumbria Tourism you can play it literally anywhere at all...
The brand new "GoSkimming" iPhone application is now available for you to try your hand at skimming stones in the stunning Lake District even if you're not actually in Cumbria.
Once you've chosen your favourite Lakes beauty spot, you then need to choose which stone you'd like to throw, with information provided on diameter, weight, roundness and smoothness which can have a significant bearing on your final throw.
Your iPhone or iPod Touch then becomes your virtual stone and you flick your wrist to throw it across the water. The more hops you get, the more points you achieve - Simple!