Ravenglass: The Eskdale Railway and Muncaster
North West, England
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Ravenglass: The Eskdale Railway and Muncaster
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Ravenglass is the only coastal village in the Lake District National Park, and the Romans left a bath house here, known locally as Walls Castle, one of the largest surviving Roman structures in England. From the station the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway runs seven miles up the valley on a 15-inch gauge, and Muncaster Castle stands in its woods above the estuary.
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Ride the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, the seven-mile 15-inch-gauge line from Ravenglass to Dalegarth, which W. J. Bassett-Lowke and Robert Proctor-Mitchell began converting from 3ft gauge in 1915
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of 3
See the Roman bath house at Ravenglass, known as Walls Castle
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of 3
Visit Muncaster Castle and its gardens above the Esk
Ride the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, the seven-mile 15-inch-gauge line from Ravenglass to Dalegarth, which W. J. Bassett-Lowke and Robert Proctor-Mitchell began converting from 3ft gauge in 1915
See the Roman bath house at Ravenglass, known as Walls Castle
Visit Muncaster Castle and its gardens above the Esk
Before you go
Muncaster Castle and its gardens open daily from late March to late October; in winter only on November weekends, a few December dates and February half-term.
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