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Description
This pass, the highest point of which is at 393m, overlooks the pastoral valley of Eskdale to the west. At the southern end of the pass stand the ruins of Hardknott Fort, an outstanding example of a Roman auxiliary fort built out of stone in the 2C AD.
Localisation
Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide5.91 km - Oxenholme Road, Kendal, Barrow-in-Furness
- The Green Guide5.91 km - Little Langdale LA22
- The Green Guide11.2 km - B5285, Coniston LA21 8AD
More tourist attractions in Ambleside
Where to sleepnearby
- From £85Woolpack Inn2.86 km - Woolpack Inn, Eskdale CA19 1TH
- From £44Cockley Beck Cottage3.12 km - Coniston LA20 6EQ
- From £168Bridge End Farm Cottages4.26 km - Bridge End Farm, Boot CA19 1TG
More hotels in Ambleside
Where to eatnearby
- Drunken Duck Inn££MICHELIN 202413.1 km - Barngates, Ambleside LA22 0NG
- The Grasmere Hotel RestaurantAround£7813.5 km - Broadgate, Ambleside LA22 9TA
- Forest Side££££MICHELIN 202414.1 km - Keswick Road, Grasmere LA22 9RN
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