Great Langdale

Great Langdale is in The Lake District National Park in England.

Great Langdale is a valley in the Lake District National Park in the North West England.

The Great Langdale valley is some 12,170 acres. The majority of the valley is in the care of the National Trust, who have ten farms here. The valley stretches from Ambleside through Clappersgate, Skelwith bridge, Elterwater and Chapel Stile. It finishes at the valley of Mickleden.

Amongst the best known features of Great Langdale are the Langdale Pikes, Pike O’Stickle, Harrison Stickle, Loft Crag and Pavey Ark.

Other surrounding fells include Pike O’Blisco, Crinkle Crags and Rossett Pike.

Langdale was an important site during the Neolithic period for producing a particular type of Neolithic polished stone axe head. These were created on the slopes of the Pike O’Stickle and traded all over prehistoric Great Britain and Europe. It also supplied stone for some Bronze Age items, such as stone wrist-guards. It was also one of the centres of the Lakeland slate industry.

Neolithic cup and ring marks are found on the Langdale Boulders at Copt Howe.

A two acre mountain garden at Copt Howe in Chapel Stile holds superb collections of acers, camellias, azaleas, rhododendrons and unusual perennials.

Created: 27  November  2016  Edited: 29  November  2023