Giggle Alley, Eskdale Green

Name: Giggle Alley
Address: Eskdale Green, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Eskdale Green

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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. ()

Elevation: 315 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°23'26"N, 3°19'30"W

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Day trips

Giggle Alley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wast Water, Muncaster Castle, St Catherine's Church, Blea Tarn.

3.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Wast Water
96 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...
3.4 miSW
Forts and castles, Garden, Nature and wildlife
Muncaster Castle
86 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...
2.2 miE
Church, Gothic architecture
St Catherine's Church, Eskdale Green
56 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.
1.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Blea Tarn, Eskdale Green
46 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.
3.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Burnmoor Tarn
95 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.
2.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Devoke Water, Eskdale Green
59 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.
4.3 miSW
Archaeological site, Specialty museum, Museum
Ravenglass Roman Bath House
109 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".
3.4 miNE
Hill
Illgill Head, Eskdale Green
86 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.
3.9 miE
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.
3.6 miN
Hill
Buckbarrow, Eskdale Green
93 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.
2.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Whin Rigg, Eskdale Green
53 min walk • Whin Rigg is a fell in the English Lake District, situated in the western segment of the national park, 22 kilometres south east of the town of Whitehaven.

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How to get to Giggle Alley by public transport?

The nearest stations to Giggle Alley:

Train

Irton Road (8 min walk)
Eskdale Green (10 min walk)