Bobbin Mill Farm Cottage
Description
General Introduction
Bobbin Mill holiday cottage offers self catering accommodation on a working farm in Miterdale, one of the prettiest and least visited valleys in the Lake District. Overlooking the river Mite, this comfortable cottage sleeps up to 4 adults and 1 child but is also very popular with couples.
Miterdale, the writer Arthur Ransome’s ‘hidden valley’, has magnificent views of Scafell, England’s highest mountain, and branches off from the quiet village of Eskdale, which lies along the valley floor of the River Esk.
There are many walks from the front door of Bobbin Mill holiday cottage – along the valley bottom which is fairly flat, or up into the fells and mountains. A favourite walk is over the fells, dropping down into the neighbouring Wasdale valley, with the Wasdale Head Inn at the end of the walk. Wasdale is a valley of extremes with England’s highest mountain (Scafell), smallest church (St Olaf’s), deepest lake (Wastwater) and biggest liar competition (held annually at the Santon Bridge Inn).
Eskdale is also a wonderful starting point for hundreds of walks. The river has natural pools for swimming and is a popular place for canoeing and fishing. The famous Ravenglass & Eskdale Miniature Railway runs along the valley, its steam trains making the leisurely seven-mile journey down to the sea.
There are five pubs in Eskdale, all welcoming children and serving real ales and a wide choice of good food. The nearest pub to Bobbin Mill is the Bower House Inn and it will take you about twenty minutes to walk there along quiet roads. The village shop is a half hour walk away, sells a comprehensive range of goods, including groceries, fresh fruit and vegetables, alcohol and newspapers. There is some reception for mobile phones on the Orange network.
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Things To Do
Things To Do
Bobbin Mill Farm Cottage: The Surrounding Area
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.kinggeorge-eskdale.co.uk,www.brookhouseinn.co.uk or www.burnmoor.co.uk for the three of the nearest pubs to Hollin Head.
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 Golf Club (10 mins drive from Eskdale Village)
- Cockermouth Golf Club (45 minutes from Eskdale)
- St. Bees Golf Course (30 minutes from Eskdale)
- Seascale Golf Course (15 minutes from Eskdale)
- Windermere Golf
- Workington Golf Course (50 minutes from Eskdale)
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 8-11 June 2006 (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
