The Top 20 Natural Monuments around Eskdale
Eskdale’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20
beautiful natural monuments around Eskdale. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments around Eskdale. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: November 21, 2025
Old Man of Coniston summit
Highlight • Summit
A Southern Fells classic, Coniston Old Man might be industry-scarred, but it remains stoical and unbowed. Towering high above the village of Coniston, it's a rightfully popular fell with good …
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Swirl How
Highlight • Viewpoint
My favourite approach of Swirl How is from Wetherlam, a great route with a few fun scramble sections to enjoy in dry weather. Linking up the 2,633-foot (802 m) Swirl …
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Helm Crag summit
Highlight • Summit
Rising gently over picturesque Grasmere, Helm Crag initially appears dumpy and unremarkable – and then you spot its knobbly, gnarled summit. Beyond the rocky excrescence of The Lion and The …
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Haystacks Summit
Highlight • Natural Monument
Alfred Wainwright’s favourite fell and final resting place, Haystacks is achingly pretty: a place where rocky, craggy coarseness meets the quaint charm of tarns and streams in perfect harmony. Alf …
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Castle Crag Summit
Highlight • Climb
Castle Crag provides a brilliant vantage point of the surrounding area. A long way off being a classed as a 'big peak', the ascent and descent can still be difficult. …
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