BOWDERDALE FARM: HOW TO FIND US

From the South

• Leave the M6 motorway at junction 36 for Kendal/Lakes.
• Follow signs to Barrow (A590).
• Turn right to Workington (A5092)
• Follow the coastal road (A595) through Bootle & Waberthwaite
• Go past Ravenglass and after a couple of miles turn right towards Santon Bridge (just before the Esso garage on the left)
• Make your way to Santon Bridge and at the end of the road turn left.
• After 50 yards turn right (signed to Wasdale)
• Go along this road for about five minutes and you will pass over a bridge.
• Once over the bridge, immediately turn right and then right again (signed Wasdale Head).
• Carry on along this road as it takes you to the lake and then alongside it.
• At the T-Junction turn right, still following the lake which is on your right.
• You will eventually go over a small hump backed bridge and a cattle grid. Carry on a little further and Bowderdale Farm is the next turning on your left - look out for a farm track with a gate (that may be shut to keep sheep in) and a small black sign saying Bowderdale Farm.

From the North

• Leave the M6 at Carlisle (junction 44) (or Junction 40 at Penrith if coming from the South) and follow the A595 (signed Barrow).
• A few miles after you have gone through Calder Bridge and turn off right to Gosforth (it is well signed).
• Turn left at the mini roundabout (where there is a triangle of pubs).
• Keep on the road (following signs for Wasdale and then Wasdale Head).
• You will eventually come to Wastwater lake and need to keep this to your right as you travel along the length of it (still following signs for Wasdale Head).
• You will eventually go over a small hump backed bridge and a cattle grid. Carry on a little further and Bowderdale Farm is the next turning on your left - look out for a farm track with a gate (that may be shut to keep sheep in) and a small black sign saying Bowderdale Farm.

Postcode for Bowderdale Farm: CA20 1EX

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