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Skelghyll Beck

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Skelghyll Beck is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria, covering 0.04 km². It is one of 235 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the county. It lies within the Lake District National Park.

For arrivals by rail, Windermere Station is about 4.9 km to the south. Nearby SSSIs include Loughrigg Fell Flushes, Troutbeck and Blelham Tarn & Bog.

More places to visit near Skelghyll Beck

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 Troutbeck, a village in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Troutbeck

Village

Strung along a hillside lane above its valley, a village of listed 17th-century farmhouses, old wells and the National Trust's Townend.

1.2 km E · Cumbria

Photo of Townend, a house near Troutbeck in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Townend

House near Troutbeck

A National Trust time-capsule yeoman's farmhouse in Troutbeck, kept by one family for four centuries with its carved oak and books intact.

1.5 km SE

Photo of Stock Ghyll Force, a waterfall near Ambleside in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Stock Ghyll Force

Waterfall near Ambleside

A 70-foot two-stage fall in wooded ravine a short walk behind Ambleside, reached by an easy railed path.

1.9 km NW

Photo of Ambleside, a village in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Ambleside

Village

Slate-built town at the head of Windermere, its narrow streets full of outdoor shops, cafes and the tiny Bridge House straddling Stock Beck.

2.3 km NW · Cumbria

Photo of Bridge House, a landmark near Ambleside in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Bridge House

Landmark near Ambleside

A tiny 17th-century two-room cottage built out over Stock Beck in the middle of Ambleside, now a National Trust icon.

2.5 km NW