Days Out
Leaflets are available from the Service Block
Wastwater in Wasdale
Within walking distance
- 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
Within an hour's drive
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.
