Wasdale is a valley and civil parish in the western part of the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. The River Irt flows through the valley to its estuary at Ravenglass. A large part of the main valley floor is occupied by Wastwater, the deepest lake in England.
Panorama of the Wasdale screes, Illgill Head in the centre, Whin Rigg on the right.
Wasdale from Wastwater
Wasdale from the shores of Wastwater. Yewbarrow is on the left, Great Gable in the centre and the Scafell range on the right.
The view from the cairn put up by the Westmorland Brothers to the SW of the summit of Great Gable - "The finest view in the district".
The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region and national park in Cumbria, North West England. It is famous for its landscape, including its lakes, coast, and the Cumbrian mountains; and for its literary associations with Beatrix Potter, John Ruskin, and the Lake Poets.
The Skiddaw massif, town of Keswick and Derwent Water seen from Walla Crag
The A591 road as it passes through the countryside between Ambleside and Grasmere
A panorama from the summit of Scafell Pike, August 2007
Panorama of the Wasdale screes descending into Wastwater, the deepest lake in England.