| GILLBANK: 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) 3 miles beyond Newby Bridge
and follow this road for 10 miles (it bypasses Broughton-in-Furness).
- Turn right to Ulpha before the River Duddon (at the traffic
lights 3/4 mile beyond Broughton).
- After 4 miles turn left in Ulpha village to the steep hill
signed Eskdale.
- Follow the fell road to the King George IV pub (6 miles).
- Turn right up the valley road.
- After two miles you will reach the Brook House Inn. Turn left
here.
- Continue to the end of the road.
- Opposite the Boot Inn, just before the hump backed bridge
there is a track to your right (it has a wooden sign saying
bridleway and no unauthorised vehicles - there is also a white
painted sign saying no parking, tractors turning).
- Go up this track, keep left when it forks and you will eventually
come to Gillbank which is on your left just before the road
leads to the Temple's farmyard. Please park within the grounds
of Gillbank (there are two gates to allow for a full turning
circle).
Please note: if you have satellite
navigation, the recommended route often appears to be over Wrynose
and Hardknott passes which can be very lovely but are incredibly
steep (England's steepest road with gradients of up to one in three),
windy and narrow. Following this route is shorter in distance but
certainly not quicker than the directions shown above.
The postcode for Gillbank holiday
cottage is: CA19 1TG.
GPS coordinates: Lat: 54:24:20N Lon:
3:15:48W
From the North
- Leave the M6 at Carlisle (junction 44) and follow the
A595 (signed Barrow).
- Turn off at Gosforth and follow the road (6 miles) to Eskdale.
- Keep going right through Eskdale Village until you come to
the George IV on your right.
- At the George, turn left up the valley road.
- After two miles you will reach the Brook House Inn. Turn left
here.
- Continue to the end of the road.
- Opposite the Boot Inn, just before the hump backed bridge
there is a track to your right (it has a wooden sign saying
bridleway and no unauthorised vehicles - there is also a white
painted sign saying no parking, tractors turning).
- Go up this track, keep left when it forks and you will eventually
come to Gillbank which is on your right just before the road
leads to the Temple's farmyard. Please park within the grounds
of Gillbank (there are two gates to allow for a full turning
circle).
Please Note:
The road to Gill Bank is a fairly steep farm track which is currently
not in a good state of repair. We therefore advise guests not
to bring low cars as these may bottom out on the potholes.
The farm track to Gillbank Holiday Cottage
The river running alongside
the track to Gillbank Holiday Cottage
A cow in the fields by the farm track
to Gillbank Holiday Cottage
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