Walk from the station to the road and head down the hill to the village. A large village green occupies the centre of the village and is bordered by cottages, farmhouses and a pub, the Shepherd's Inn. 10 minutes walk away from the station and signposted from the village is Eden Ostrich World.This is open 10am - 5pm daily until 31st October.

The Bailey bridge over the river Eden was built in 1968 to replace a sandstone bridge that had been swept away by floods. The bridge was meant to be a temporary measure and as such is listed in the Guinness book of Records as the longest lasting temporary bridge in the country.

 

Attractions within 3 miles of the station
On the East side of the line a couple of miles from the station is a small hill on top of which are the remains of a Druids temple known as Long Meg and her daughters. Long Meg is a square stone 18 feet high and 15 feet in girth which has its four corners coinciding with the main points of the compass. The daughters are 66 smaller stones arranged in the form of a circle. Long Meg and her daughters is believed to be the second largest Neolithic circle in the country after Stonehenge and dates from around 4500 BC.

Little Salkeld Watermill - organic produce and a working watermill with shop and café.

For further information, the nearest Tourist Information Centre is at Penrith on 01768 867466

 

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