| Coordinates: | 54.444, -3.315 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 14 06 |
Wasdale sits at the head of one of the wildest valleys in the western Lake District, in Cumberland, and is dominated by the craggy slopes of Scafell Pike and the deep, glassy basin of Wastwater, England’s deepest lake. The valley’s steep screes and glacially carved ridges give it a dramatic, remote feel that draws walkers and climbers looking for classic Lake District scenery away from busier tourist hubs.
The local community is small and dispersed, centred around places such as Wasdale Head, with an economy that mixes traditional sheep farming and outdoor tourism; you’ll find inns, campsites and guide services geared to fell-walking, climbing and wild camping. The area also has a long association with the history of mountaineering and is protected for its landscape and wildlife, so visitors are often struck by the blend of rugged recreation and quiet rural life.
Postcode districts covering Wasdale
Most populated places nearby
- Barrow-in-Furness 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Kendal 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Workington 16.1 miles25.8 km
- Whitehaven 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Ulverston 19.9 miles32 km
Neighbouring places
- Eskdale Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Irton with Santon Parish 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Gosforth Built-up area 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Ennerdale and Kinniside Parish 6.1 miles9.7 km
- Ponsonby Parish 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Drigg and Carleton Parish 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Muncaster Parish 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Seascale Built-up area 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Sellafield Built-up area 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Haile Parish 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Cleator Moor East and Frizington Ward 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Dunnerdale-with-Seathwaite Parish 7.8 miles12.6 km
Example postcodes in Wasdale
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 75.8 miles122.1 km
- Newcastle International Airport 76.6 miles123.3 km
- Drigg Railway Station 7 miles11.2 km
- Ravenglass Railway Station 7.2 miles11.6 km
Hotels near Wasdale Ad
- 1692 Wasdale 4 miles6.4 km
- Strands Hotel/Screes Inn & Micro Brewery 2 miles3.3 km
- The Kellbank 3 5 miles8 km
- Gosforth Hall Inn 4 5 miles8 km
- Glaramara Hotel 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Buttermere Court Hotel 6.8 miles11 km
- Hazel Bank Country House Borrowdale Valley 5 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Sella Park House Hotel 3 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Seatoller House 7.6 miles12.2 km
- The Pennington Hotel 3 7.3 miles11.7 km
Local points of interest
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Calder Hall Estate 7.7 miles12.3 km
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Whitehaven Marina Marina 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Winscales Estate 14 miles22.6 km
- Wray Castle Estate 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Blencathra Centre Country house 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Borough Park Stadium 17 miles27.3 km
- Derwent Park Stadium 17 miles27.4 km
- Roanhead Beach Beach 19.6 miles31.5 km