IN AND AROUND RAVENGLASS

Today Ravenglass offers visitors an ideal centre from which to explore this part of the Lake District. There is plenty to enjoy in the immediate village and surrounding area as well as further afield.

Muncaster Castle is open to the public and its extensive grounds are famous for azaleas and rhododendrons. Situated within the grounds is the World Owl Centre head quarters of the World Owl trust. A wide variety of Owls and other birds are on display, a collection of which can be seen in flight on the Castle lawns. You can also visit the Meadow Vole Maze where you can experience the secret life of Max Meadow Vole . Muncaster Castle has been the home of the Pennington family for 800 years and is a delight. Still the family home but much more than that a window into a great past. Those who stay here say it is haunted by ghosts, including the legendary Tom Fool.

Steam enthusiasts of all ages will enjoy a trip on the Ravenglass & Eskdale Narrow Gauge Railway, known locally with affection as the "Ratty". The "Ratty" travels through some of the most beautiful scenery the Lakes has to offer, with plenty of stops along the way to give the opportunity to further explore on foot.

Within 15 minutes by car, from Ravenglass there is the highest peak and the deepest lake in England, Scafell Pike and Wastewater. The views as you travel over Hardknott & Wrenos Pass on the way to Ambleside are truly breath taking and not for the faint hearted.

Ravenglass is the start or finish of several walks including the Lakeland to Lindisfarne, Ravenglass to Scarborough, Cumberland Way and Furness Way. The village is served by Northwest Trains on the Barrow to Carlisle line.