Key How Cottage: Self Catering in Eskdale, the English Lake District

The Ratty Railway, Eskdale, Lake Distict

Within walking distance

Scafell Pike - England's highest mountain
Wastwater - England's deepest lake
Hundreds of riverside, valley and mountain walks and climbs
Ravenglass & Eskdale Miniature Railway:www.ravenglass-railway.co.uk
Muncaster Castle, with its azaleas, rhododendrons and Owl Sanctuary:
www.muncaster.co.uk & www.owls.org
Hardknott Roman Fort & Ravenglass Roman Bath House
Eskdale Corn Mill - still working with its waterwheel
Eskdale Golf - 18 holes of challenging golf set in the majestic Eskdale Valley await visitors to this secluded parkland course.
Ravenglass fishing village
Fold End Art Gallery
Fishing on river or stocked pool at Eskdale Golf
Stanley Ghyll waterfall
5 pubs in the valley - please visit www.bowerhouseinn.co.uk for the nearest pub (5 mins walk). The other pubs are further up the valley in Boot. They include the George IV, the Poachers Bar at Brook House Inn, The Boot Inn and also The Woolpack Inn.

Muncaster Castle

Within one hour's drive are most of the Lake District's attractions, including:

Boating on Derwentwater, Coniston and Windermere
Windermere, with its Steamboat Museum, marina, water skiing and sailing
Horse riding and pony trekking
Dozens of historical houses and castles open to the public
Wordsworth's birthplace and his homes, Dove Cottage and Rydal Mount
www.wordsworth.org.uk
Brantwood, home to John Ruskin: www.brantwood.org.uk
Cumbria's coast with sandy beaches
The 'Theatre by the Lakeside' at Keswick: www.theatrebythelake.com
The Lakeland Sheep and Wool Centre:
www.sheep-woolcentre.co.uk
Shopping at Ambleside and Kendal
Steamboat Gondola on Coniston
Lake Stott Park Bobbin Mill Museum
South Lakeland Wild Animal Park: www.wildanimalpark.co.uk

Golf

Golf Courses in Cumbria provides a list of courses. Within a few miles of the cottage are:

Eskdale Events

Eskdale Art Exhibition - held on the Whit Bank Holiday weekend in May at the Primary School in Eskdale Green.
Boot Beer Festival - held in June (www.bootbeer.co.uk)
Eskdale Fete, Held annually at the Outward Bound Centre, Eskdale Green, August Bank Holiday - please visit eskdale.info for further details.
Eskdale Show - the last Saturday in September in the field by the George IV pub