Walking
Eskdale and its surroundings make ideal walking territory for serious ramblers and strollers alike. Wily Lord Wakefield commissioned the legendary fell-walker Wainwright to prepare a unique piece of print for the railway - Walks from Ratty ... This booklet, supplemented by Steam and Ramble, guarantee an ideal combination of travel by steam and walks in the most delightful of surroundings.
'Walks from Ratty' - Compiled by A Wainwright, £2.50***
Meticulously researched and painstakingly illustrated, Wainwright describes 10-walks 'made available to walkers by the use of the Eskdale Railway'.
1) Muncaster Fell, 2) Irton Fell, 3) Miterdale, 4) Blea Tarn, 5) Burnmoor Tarn, 6) Eel Tarn, 7) Dalegarth Force, 8) A Riverside Walk, 9) Hardknott Roman Fort, and 10) Harter Fell.
'Steam and Ramble' - £2.00
Travel by train from Ravenglass to Dalegarth before following the carefully described walk taking in every station on the line back to Ravenglass. For the adventurous, there's an option to walk over the crest of Muncaster Fell, and it's easy to divert to Eskdale Green village too. The beauty of Steam and Ramble is that there literally is never a train far away!
*** 50p from the sale of each copy of 'Walks from Ratty' is currently being donated to the Lake District Tourism and Conservation Partnership.
Both booklets are on sale from the Railway's shops.
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