Wasdale Head Inn and Great Gable Brewery

THE WASDALE HEAD INN
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	Wasdale Head Inn from the road - January 2003
	...in October....
	...and January.
	Wasdale Head from The Corpse Road
	Wasdale Head from the base of Lingmell
	The Wasdale Head complex.
	The hotel with snow on the Screes and Yewbarrow.
	in the winter of 2009/10
	The Wasdale Head Inn complex looking towards Kirk Fell. Detailed inspection of the painting of Wasdale above the door can reveal surprising details.
	From the outdoor seating by the river, looking towards Lingmell.
	Sea King of 22 Squadron RAF Air-Sea Rescue taking off from the Wasdale Head on a training exercise.
	Sea King of 22 Squadron at Wasdale Head.

	Landing on Kirk Fell. Interested in flight simulation over the ELD? (its very realistic nowadays)
RITSON'S BAR
	Ritson's Bar. (The Wasdale Head Inn is no longer (2010) connected with its ex-micro brewery (Great Gable brewing company <website>). A range of beers are/were brewed: "Great Gable" 3.7% (the "session" beer), "Wasd'Ale" 4.4% (our favourite), "Wry'Nose" 4.0% (summer brew), "Scawfell" 4.8% (IPA style), "Yewbarrow" (nee Yulebarrow) the dark strong one at 5.5%, brewed with a little honey and a secret fruit ingredient, "Illgill IPA" 5%, "Burnmoor" old fashioned pale ale 4.2%, brewed with three types of hop. "Liar" is a light mild by Mike, who had joined the brewing team for a time. "Prickly Bee" is a refreshing light beer with a touch of honey). Great Gable beers are now produced in Egremont. In January 2010 Ritson's bar was stocking a range of other local real ales.
	Ritson's Bar (main bar).
	Ritson's Bar (back bar, formally the smokers bar, as of 2005 the Wasdale Head is not smoking throughout).
	Ritson's Bar (back bar)

(photos 2002-10 (c) Gillard-Reid)
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There is a "customers of the Wasdale Head" group on Facebook, which if it takes off, could be a way of contacting fellow "Wasdale Heads"