Eskdale Green, Outward Bound Mountain School c.1955
Photo ref: E194033
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Photo ref: E194033
Photo of Eskdale Green, Outward Bound Mountain School c.1955

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The beautiful valley of Eskdale runs down from some of the highest ground in the Lake District to reach the sea at Ravenglass. Eskdale Green, a stop on the popular Ravenglass and Eskdale narrow gauge railway, is perhaps best known for its Outward Bound Mountain School, housed in this former Victorian mansion.

A Selection of Memories from Eskdale Green

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Eskdale Green

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As an Essex Police Cadet I went to the Eskdale Outward Bound Centre in 1964/65 where I was subsequently elected the leader of Young Patrol. Every morning between 6-7am we were woken and had to run down to the lake and jump off the jetty into the lake, often having to break the thin ice, then climb out and run around the lake and back to the residential block for a hot shower, before breakfast. The keep ...see more