Wasdale, Eskdale Green

Name: Wasdale
Address: Eskdale Green, United Kingdom

#14 among attractions in Eskdale Green

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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Wasdale is a valley and civil parish in the western part of the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. The River Irt flows through the valley to its estuary at Ravenglass. A large part of the main valley floor is occupied by Wastwater, the deepest lake in England. The population of Wasdale was only minimal and, from the 2011 Census is included in the parish of Gosforth. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°25'30"N, 3°21'0"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Wast Water, St Catherine's Church, Giggle Alley, Gosforth Cross.

2.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Wast Water
66 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 miSE
Church, Gothic architecture
St Catherine's Church, Eskdale Green
101 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.
2.6 miSE
Park
Giggle Alley, Eskdale Green
66 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.
3.3 miW
Archaeological site, Bars and clubs
Gosforth Cross
84 min walk • The Gosforth Cross is a large stone Anglo-Saxon cross, in St Mary's churchyard at Gosforth in the English county of Cumbria, dating to the first half of the 10th century AD.
3.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Blea Tarn, Eskdale Green
82 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.
3.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Burnmoor Tarn
93 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.
4.3 miN
Hill
Caw Fell, Lake District National Park
110 min walk • Caw Fell is a fell in the English Lake District, standing between Haycock the Lank Rigg group. It occupies a wide upland area with Ennerdale to the north and Blengdale to the south.
2.8 miE
Hill
Illgill Head, Eskdale Green
71 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.
3.3 miW
Church
St Mary's Church
84 min walk • St Mary's Church in the village of Gosforth, Cumbria, England, is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of St Olaf, Wasdale Head, and St Michael, Nether Wasdale.
2.5 miNE
Hill
Middle Fell, Eskdale Green
64 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.
2.8 miN
Hill
Seatallan, Eskdale Green
72 min walk • Seatallan is a mountain in the western part of the English Lake District. It is rounded, grassy and fairly unassuming, occupying a large amount of land.