Eskdale Green

Eskdale Green is a small village in Cumbria at one end of the Eskdale Valley. The hamlet of Boot has an old corn mill in the heart but wander south away from the mill to find the little old church by the river. The only sounds to be heard are the water, the birds and probably the odd sheep. To the north is Wast Water and the highest lake district peaks of Scarfell and Scarfell Pike.

A panorama picture of the Eskdale valley

It can be found when travelling by car from Holmrook on the western coast of Cumbria or more popularly by train from Ravenglass. The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, better known as the La'al Ratty, winds its way from Ravenglass on the coast through the valley of Eskdale past 🌍 Eskdale Green (Green Station).  and terminates at 🌍 Dalegarth for Boot station. .

Hardknot Pass

Boot is but a stones throw from the terminus of the railway and is probably of more interest to the traveller.

🌍 Hardknott Roman Fort, Hardknott Pass, CA19 1TH (about 5 miles east of Eskdale Gren). reasonable daylight hours. Remains of a Roman fort built between about 120 and 138 CE, on a Roman road through the Hardknott Pass. free. (updated Oct 2016)

🌍 Eskdale Mill. Volunteer-run working water mill. The earliest recorded history of the mill is 1294, when the annual rent was 19s6d (98p). (updated Oct 2016)

🌍 Giggle Alley Woodland. A wood with the remains of a Japanese garden designed in 1914. free. (updated Oct 2016)

🌍 Birker Force. (updated Feb 2023)

🌍 Ritson's Force (follow Mossdale Beck). a set of waterfalls (updated Feb 2023)

🌍 Eskdale stores. General store with grocers downstairs and outdoor clothing upstairs. (updated Oct 2016)

🌍 Bower House Inn, ☏ +44 1946723244, info@bowerhouseinn.com. Noon-9PM. Historic 17th-century coaching inn, with 20 en-suite rooms, bar & restaurant. (updated Jan 2019)

🌍 The Boot Inn, Boot, CA19 1TG, ☏ +44 1946 723 711, enquiries@thebooteskdale.co.uk. 

🌍 The Brook House, Boot, CA19 1TG, ☏ +44 1946 723 288. 

🌍 The Woolpack Inn, Boot, Holmrook, CA19 1TH, ☏ +44 1946 723 230, office@greendoor.me. A former 16th-century coaching inn, which also has adjoined Hardknott brewery. 

🌍 Wasdale Head Inn, Wasdale Head, CA20 1EX, ☏ +44 1946 726 229, reception@wasdale.com. The nearest hotel to Scarfell Pike, ideal for a pint after climbing it. (updated Feb 2023)

Church Stile Farm Holiday Park. Near Nether Wasdale. 

🌍 YHA Eskdale, Holmrook, CA19 1TH. Hostel in 15 acres of grounds. beds from £10, rooms from £29, camping £12. (updated Oct 2016)

🌍 YHA Wasdale Hall, Wasdale House, Wasdale, CA20 1ET (at the southern end of Wast Water), ☏ +44 3453 719 350, wasdalehall@yha.org.uk. Check-in: 5PM, check-out: 10AM. Hostel in 19th century country manor house. £35 in shared room. (updated Feb 2023)