Boat (england)
Coordinates: 54 ° 24 ′ N , 3 ° 16 ′ W
Boat is a village in the Eskdale Valley , Cumbria in the Lake District in England .
Ten to fifteen people live in boats all the time. In summer, the number of residents can briefly rise to around 100 when hikers and holidaymakers come to the town. Boot has two restaurants and a campsite.
The current terminus of the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway is about 300 m from the village.
The place can be reached on a road that runs through the Eskdale Valley from the east. From the west the road leads over Hardknott Pass and Wrynose Pass, two of the steepest passes in England, which are often impassable in winter due to snow and ice.