Days Out

Leaflets are available from the Service Block

Wastwater in Wasdale

• Scafell Pike - England's highest mountain
• Wastwater - England's deepest lake
• Hundreds of riverside, valley and mountain walks and climbs
• Ravenglass & Eskdale Miniature Railway: www.ravenglass-railway.co.uk
• Muncaster Castle, with its azaleas, rhododendrons and Owl Sanctuary:
  www.muncaster.co.uk & www.owls.org
• Hardknott Roman Fort & Ravenglass Roman Bath House
• Eskdale Corn Mill - still working with its waterwheel
• Ravenglass fishing village
• Fold End Art Gallery
• Eskdale Golf Course - open by appointment. Visit www.eskdalegolf.co.uk for further details.
• Stanley Ghyll waterfall
• Fishing on river or local stocked pools (day permit available from Holmrook Garage).
• The village shop at Eskdale sells a comprehensive range of goods, including groceries, fresh fruit and vegetables, food to go, alcohol and newspapers, as well as outdoor clothes and equipment: www.eskdalestores.co.uk.
• 5 pubs in the valley - please visit www.kinggeorge-eskdale.co.uk (200 yards), www.brookhouseinn.co.uk or www.bootinn.co.uk for the three of the nearest pubs

Muncaster Castle with its gardens and owl centre

Most of the Lake District attractions, including:

• Keswick with its Leisure Pool.
• Boating on Derwentwater, Coniston or Windermere.
• Windermere with its Steamboat Museum, marina, water skiing and sailing
• Horse riding or pony trekking.
• Dozens of Historical Houses and Castle which are open to the public.
• Sellafield Exhibition Centre
• Cumbria's coast and sandy beaches.
• 3 theatres - the Century Theatre, Rosehill and the Theatre in the Forest.
• Wordsworth's birthplace and his homes, Dove Cottage and Rydal Mount.

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