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Did you know
that the cult film Withnail and I (1987) starring Richard E
Grant, Paul McGann and Richard Griffiths, was filmed in the
area?
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phone box,
from which Withnail phones his agent in London, is actually
in Bampton village itself (2 miles down
the road from Beckfoot) and Uncle Monty's cottage at
Crow Crag (Sleddale Hall; see
pic below) is approximately 25
minutes by car and a further 15 minutes on foot at nearby
Wet Sleddale reservoir near Shap. |
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For more
detailed information on the film, please click
here
This is
Sleddale Hall, or rather Crow Crag, taken from the banks of
Wet Sleddale reservoir near Shap. It is owned by the local
water authority, and following a long time derelict it now
has a new roof but is sadly boarded up. |
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A picture of
Sleddale Hall as it is in the film. You can clearly see the
courtyard and external farm buildings in both pictures. |
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A view of Wet
Sleddale reservoir. Sleddale Hall is actually just off to
the left of the picture. Note that this is not the same
reservoir you see in the film from Uncle Monty's cottage -
that's Haweswater, about 20 minutes drive away. It's still a
pretty nice view though. |
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The bridge
from which Withnail started shooting fish is at the top end
of Wet Sleddale reservoir away from the dam. The footpath to
it is good, but take stout footwear as it can often be wet
and boggy getting to it! |
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