Walk Information
Walk route: Wet Sleddale Reservoir Dam - Sleddale Hall - Sleddale Grange - Thorney Bank - Wet Sleddale Reservoir Dam
Distance: 3.50 miles
Ascent: 375ft
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
With: on own
Conditions: Blue sky and sunshine
Comment:
Sleddale Hall in Wet Sleddale was used as 'Crow Crag', Uncle Monty's holiday cottage in the cult film 'Withnail and I'. Recently it has received lots of press attention as United Utilities its current owners are selling it.
For more information on the film see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withnail_and_I. For details on the sell see http://www.unitedutilities.com/3097.htm
Update: The guide price was £145,000 but it sold at auction on Monday 16 February 2009 for £265,000!
Route Map
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Licence number AL100038401
Photos
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Wet Sleddale Reservoir
Looking back to Wet Sleddale Reservoir's dam
Approaching the ruin of New Ing
The higher buildings are Sleddale Hall
Looking up the valley of Wet Sleddale
The new 'packhorse' bridge across Sleddale Beck. Erected by Manchester Corporation so not so new now!
Sleddale Hall
Sleddale Hall, inside the quadrangle
One of the many famous quotes from Withnail & I
Sleddale Hall, inside the quadrangle
Sleddale Hall from inside the quadrangle
Sleddale Hall
Sleddale Hall and Wet Sleddale Reservoir
Sleddale Hall
Wet Sleddale Reservoir from Sleddale Hall
A last look back to Sleddale Hall
The track from Sleddale Hall to Sleddale Grange
The road from Sleddale Grange
Zooming in on the works at Shap and a blue Argos lorry on the M6 motorway
Looking back to Green Farm and the slopes of Seat Robert
The new footbridge across the outflow of Wet Sleddale Reservoir which becomes the River Lowther
The bridge was built in March 2008
Water coming over the top of the dam
A close up...
...and from a different angle
Sleddale Hall from Wet Sleddale Reservoir's dam
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