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Lake
Wast Water
England's deepest lake, in the U-shaped Wasdale valley, with the Screes plunging into its southern shore.
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Wasdale & Eskdale: things to do
Places worth your time in Wasdale & Eskdale
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Things to do in Wasdale & Eskdale
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Mountain
Scafell Pike
England's highest mountain at 978 metres, part of the Scafell massif above Wast Water.
Mountain
Great Gable
Pyramid-shaped mountain at the head of Wasdale; the view over Wast Water to it is the basis of the National Park's logo.
Church
St Olaf's Church
Tiny church at Wasdale Head, at the north-eastern end of Wast Water.
Heritage railway
Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
Fifteen-inch gauge heritage railway of about seven miles from Ravenglass to Dalegarth, near Boot.
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Castle
Muncaster Castle
Grade I listed castle overlooking the River Esk about a mile east of Ravenglass.
Roman site
Ravenglass Roman Bath House
Ruined bath house of a 2nd-century Roman fort and naval base, with walls standing 13 feet high.
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Roman site
Hardknott Roman Fort
Remains of the Roman fort Mediobogdum, built between AD 120 and 138 on a rocky spur above Eskdale.
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Mountain road
Hardknott Pass
Steep pass between Eskdale and the Duddon valley, with a maximum gradient of 1 in 3.
Waterfall
Stanley Ghyll Force
Waterfall reached on a walk from Dalegarth station, with a new viewing platform, according to the National Park Authority.
Watermill
Eskdale Mill
Grade II* listed corn mill in Boot, powered by Whillan Beck.
Church
St Catherine's Church
Anglican parish church for Eskdale, on the bank of the River Esk south of Boot.
Tarn
Burnmoor Tarn
Large natural tarn on Eskdale Fell, with a medieval corpse road passing its eastern shore.
Anglo-Saxon cross
Irton Cross
Anglo-Saxon cross of the early 9th century in the churchyard of St Paul's, Irton.
Viking cross
Gosforth Cross
Tall Viking high cross of the first half of the 10th century in St Mary's churchyard, Gosforth.
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- Wasdale & Eskdale (area photo): John260660, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Wast Water: James Johnstone from Ecclefechan, Scotland, CC BY 2.0, source
- Scafell Pike: Thorneh at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Great Gable: Anthony Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Olaf's Church: Brian Deegan, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Muncaster Castle: LilyPadFrog, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ravenglass Roman Bath House: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Hardknott Roman Fort: Markas1370, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hardknott Pass: Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Stanley Ghyll Force: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Eskdale Mill: David Trochos, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- St Catherine's Church: Dougsim, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Burnmoor Tarn: Ray Holderness, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Irton Cross: Dougsim, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gosforth Cross: David Gearing, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Windermere & Bowness: Anthony Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ambleside & Grasmere: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Keswick & Derwentwater: Antiquary, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ullswater & Pooley Bridge: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Coniston & Hawkshead: Martin Jeffries, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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