Stainton Pike, Eskdale Green

Name: Stainton Pike
Address: Eskdale Green, United Kingdom

#16 among attractions in Eskdale Green

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Stainton Pike is a hill in the English Lake District, near Waberthwaite, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. It reaches 1,550 feet and Wainwright's anticlockwise circuit also visits The Knott at 1,071 feet. The walk also passes the waterfall Rowantree Force and collection of ancient enclosures and hut circles known as Barnscar or City of Barnscar. ()

Coordinates: 54°20'12"N, 3°18'16"W

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Eskdale Green United Kingdom

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Stainton Pike – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Muncaster Castle, Wallowbarrow Crag, St Catherine's Church, Giggle Alley.

3.3 miW
Forts and castles, Garden, Nature and wildlife
Muncaster Castle
85 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...
4.7 miE
Cliff
Wallowbarrow Crag, Coniston
120 min walk • Wallowbarrow Crag is a hill of 292 metres in the Lake District, England. It is on the west of the Duddon Valley, across the valley from the village of Seathwaite.
4 miN
Church, Gothic architecture
St Catherine's Church, Eskdale Green
102 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.
3.8 miN
Park
Giggle Alley, Eskdale Green
98 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.
4.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Blea Tarn, Eskdale Green
113 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.
1.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Devoke Water, Eskdale Green
44 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.
4.1 miW
Archaeological site, Specialty museum, Museum
Ravenglass Roman Bath House
106 min walk • Ravenglass Roman Bath House is a ruined ancient Roman bath house at Ravenglass, Cumbria, England. Belonging to a 2nd-century Roman fort and naval base, the bath house is described by Matthew Hyde in his update to the Pevsner Guide to Cumbria as "an astonishing survival".
4.6 miSE
Ruins
Duddon furnace
117 min walk • The Duddon furnace is a surviving charcoal-fueled blast furnace near Broughton-in-Furness in Cumbria. It is on the west side of the River Duddon in the parish of Millom and formerly in Cumberland.
1.5 miE
Hill
Hesk Fell, Eskdale Green
38 min walk • Hesk Fell is a hill in the south-west of the English Lake District, between the Duddon Valley and Eskdale near Ulpha, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.
4.7 miSW
Church
St Michael's Church
120 min walk • St Michael's Church is in the village of Bootle, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle.
3.9 miNE
Hill
Green Crag, Eskdale Green
99 min walk • Green Crag is a fell in the English Lake District. It stands between Eskdale and the Duddon valley in the Southern Fells.