
Drop into St. Catherine's, both for the peace and gentle spirituality of its
interior and to view the ornate gravestone commemorating Tommy Dobson, the most
famous of the Eskdale Masters of Foxhounds. He has many songs of his own, sadly
not as famous as 'D'ye ken John Peel' but gems in their own right, and to be
heard at every Eskdale Show (last Saturday in September). Standing at the church
door, looking down the valley, his stone is ten metres away, slightly
left.Leaving the churchyard, turn left
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'Parson's Plod', the direct route from vicarage to church, and follow it to the
metalled lane. Turn right, up the lane to the main road up Eskdale, and your
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If time or energy is at a premium, turn right and walk up the road to
Dalegarth terminus, the end of the Ratty. Here's a cafe, toilets, children's
playground, and if you wish a train back to Fisherground or Eskdale Green. Tell
the guard where you'd like to be dropped off, or it's a long walk back from
Ravenglass!If you want to finish with a flourish, though, turn left and down the
road past the vicarage, to Beckfoot, a large guest house on the left, and a
small train halt on
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before either of the Beckfeet and go through the gate and then ever upwards on
the old track that used to be the peat track up to Eskdale Common. Every farm
had its rights to cut peat for fuel (called the right of turbage) and we'll see
lots of evidence further on. You will also catch glimpses of the old water pipe
that used to bring water from Blea Tarn down to a tank to serve Beckfoot and the
vicarage.