Eskdale

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Eskdale is a glacial valley and civil parish in the western Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It forms part of the Borough of Copeland, and in 2001 had a population of 264, increasing to 304 at the 2011 Census. One of the Lake District's most popular tourist attractions, the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, runs through the valley, though along with other western valleys of the Lake District, Eskdale is notably quieter during the high summer season than the more accessible eastern areas. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°24'10"N, 3°18'41"W

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Eskdale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wast Water, Muncaster Castle, St Catherine's Church, Giggle Alley.

2.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Wast Water
72 min walk • Wast Water is a spectacular and serene lake nestled in the remote western reaches of the Lake District National Park in the United Kingdom. With its dramatic and rugged beauty, Wast Water holds the title of the deepest lake in England, plunging to depths of nearly 260...
4.3 miSW
Forts and castles, Garden, Nature and wildlife
Muncaster Castle
111 min walk • Muncaster Castle, a jewel nestled in the Western Lake District of the United Kingdom, boasts an illustrious history that spans over nine centuries. This imposing structure, surrounded by 77 acres of stunning gardens and woodland, serves as a beacon of England's rich...
1.8 miSE
Church, Gothic architecture
St Catherine's Church, Eskdale Green
47 min walk • St Catherine's Church is in the village of Boot, Cumbria, England. It is the Anglican parish church of Eskdale, Cumbria, and is in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of Irton, St Paul, Muncaster, St Michael, and St John, Waberthwaite.
1 miSW
Park
Giggle Alley, Eskdale Green
26 min walk • Giggle Alley is a woodland in Eskdale Green, Cumbria, England. It was formerly part of the Gate House estate. The wood includes the ruins of a Japanese garden, created in 1914 as part of the estate. It was laid out by the team of Thomas Hayton Mawson.
1.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Blea Tarn, Eskdale Green
30 min walk • Blea Tarn is a lake in Cumbria, England, located about half a mile north of Beckfoot. Located at an elevation of 217 m, the lake has an area of 3.3 hectares and measures 277 m × 150 m, with a maximum depth of 11 m.
2.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Burnmoor Tarn
70 min walk • Burnmoor Tarn, on Eskdale Fell in Cumbria, England, is one of the largest entirely natural tarns in the Lake District. Its waters flow into Whillan Beck at the tarn's north-eastern corner, which immediately turns south and flows into Eskdale, joining the Esk at Beckfoot.
2.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Devoke Water, Eskdale Green
75 min walk • Devoke Water is a small lake in the mid-west region of the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria. It is the largest tarn in the Lake District.
2.4 miNE
Hill
Illgill Head, Eskdale Green
61 min walk • Illgill Head is a fell in the English Lake District. It is known more commonly as the northern portion of the Wastwater Screes. The fell is 609 metres high and stands along the south-east shore of Wastwater, the deepest lake in England.
3.5 miN
Hill
Middle Fell, Eskdale Green
89 min walk • Middle Fell is a hill or fell in the English Lake District. It is a satellite of Seatallan standing above the northern shore of Wastwater.
3.7 miSE
Hill
Green Crag, Eskdale Green
96 min walk • Green Crag is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands between Eskdale and the Duddon valley in the Southern Fells.
2.9 miN
Hill
Buckbarrow, Eskdale Green
75 min walk • Buckbarrow is a small fell in the English Lake District overlooking the western end of Wastwater. It is featured in Alfred Wainwright’s Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells and is given a height of 1,410 ft approximately; however, the Ordnance Survey and other guidebooks now give an altitude of 423 m.

Eskdale

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Eskdale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)