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Wasdale in General

Newest Review: ... is home to the giant of Lakeland, Scafell Pike (although you cannot see it from here) and the rest of the Scafell range. There are other famous peaks around wasdale to including Great Gable with its distinctive pudding basin peak and Yewbarrow above others. To get here you drive down the obligatory winding lanes that give no clue to the view that is going to open up before your eyes. When you first lay eyes on the open expanse of Wastwater your breath is taken away by the sheer natural grandeur before you. Across the lake is the famous scree slopes that drop right to the waters edge and a road that follows the lake shore to eventually d... more

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Wasdale in General: Englands best view? You bet it is! (339 words)
by - written on 15/07/08 (Very useful, 25 readings)
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Wasdale, recently voted Englands most beautiful view. well that gives a place something to live upto doesn't it? At this point you probably expect me to say its not that good, well I'm sorry but it is that good. An unbeleivably stunning location tucked away far to the west of the Lake District, it is not the easiest place to get to but its worth the effort. Wasdale is home to the giant of Lakeland, Scafell Pike (although you cannot see it from here) and the rest of the Scafell range. There are other famous peaks around wasdale to including Great Gable with its distinctive pudding basin peak and Yewbarrow above others. To get here you ... Read the complete review

It doesn't get better than this (168 words)
by - written on 15/07/08 (9 readings)
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Home of the countrys most beautiful view and I have to admit having visited this place I have to admit it is absolutely stunning! To get to wasdale you have to head right to the west of the lakes and you feel like you are leaving all the stunning scenery behind, but a few more windy bends and the mmost magnificent view hits you, you drive right alongside the edg of wastwater (the deepest lake in england) and at the other side the huge 'screes' tumble magnificently to the waters edge. Ahead of you, you will see towering peaks of Kirk Fell, Yewbarrow, Great Gable and Pillar soaring over Wastwater, to the right at the head of the lake is Lingmell and ... Read the complete review

Wasdale in General: The man who went up a Hill and came down a wreck! (1957 words)
by - written on 10/08/05 (Very useful, 461 readings)
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Wasdale Heard of it? Some people may have heard the name or read a bit about it, some people may have never heard of it and some people may well have been there. I was extremely fortunate to fall into the last category only just this weekend gone, August 5-8th 2005. Having lived in the Coniston, Cumbria on two separate occasions as a sprightly young lad of 19, working the seasons in the Sun Hotel and the Yewdale, I managed to enjoy the fruits of the Lakes, often running up the hills between shifts and walking across the fells on my day off. In those days however, I did not drive, so my time was spent locally or within a bus daytrip from Coniston ... Read the complete review