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Eskdale

Photo of Eskdale, a country estate near Boot in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.

Eskdale

© Mick Garratt / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Mick Garratt / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Eskdale

Open accessNational Trust land — free to wander

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Eskdale is a National Trust estate in Cumbria, open land that's free to roam. Nearby, you could look for wildlife at Scafell Pikes or take in the views from Slight Side.

Visit on the National Trust website →

More places to visit near Eskdale

Photo of the Lake District, a National Park in Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Lake District

You’re inside itNational Park near Grasmere

England's highest mountains and deepest lakes — the fells that invented British hillwalking.

Photo of Hardknott Roman fort, a Roman fort near Boot in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Hardknott Roman fort

Roman fort · Roman road near Boot

Spectacular fort ruins commanding the Eskdale pass.

3 km SE

Photo: Scafell, a 964m Lake District fell near Wasdale Head, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Scafell

Wainwright · Hewitt near Wasdale Head

England's second-highest mountain, the rockier twin of Scafell Pike, cut off from it by the notorious rock step of Broad Stand

3.1 km N

Photo: Hardknott Pass, a viewpoint near Boot in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Hardknott Pass

Viewpoint near Boot

England's steepest road, hairpinning out of Eskdale at 1 in 3 past a Roman fort with huge fell views.

3.2 km SE

Photo of Wast Water, a Lake near Nether Wasdale in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Wast Water

Lake near Nether Wasdale

England's deepest lake, backed by the Screes and the country's highest ground, once voted the nation's favourite view.

4.3 km NW

Photo of Sprinkling Tarn, a tarn near Wasdale Head in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Sprinkling Tarn

Tarn near Wasdale Head

High beneath Great End near Sty Head, it is reputed to lie among the wettest spots in England.

6.3 km NE