Harter Cottage
Description
General Introduction
Parkgate is a small working farm in the Western Lake District, set in a quiet hollow away from the noise and bustle found in many areas of the Lake District, with a few sheep, cattle and the largest herd of donkeys in the area!
The holiday cottage, offering self catering accommodation for 6, shares the farm with a no-frills campsite and four static caravans, but for those looking to visit the Lake District on a budget, the views from the cottage are outstanding, with fields and forest in the foreground and the spectacular fells of Eskdale as a backdrop. During your stay you are welcome to come and visit the farm and meet the donkeys (bring wellies, it can be muddy).
The area has plenty for all ages, wonderful walks right from the farm, an abundance of wildlife to view, the La'al ratty narrow gauge steam railway has a station just a couple of miles away and the majestic Muncaster Castle and Owl Centre is a few miles in the opposite direction. Eskdale even has its own golf course and a centre for course fishing. Scafell Pike is at the top end of Eskdale, five miles away or you can go up Scafell from Wasdale which is just a 15 minute drive away (and was voted “Best View in Britain in 2007).
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Things To Do
Things To Do
Harter 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.bowerhouseinn.co.uk for the nearest pub (10 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.
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 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
