A small cluster of traditional stone cottages stands upon a gentle rise beside the entrance to Oddendale Hall Farm on Crosby Ravensworth Fell. Overlooking the private farm road that passes through the secluded hamlet, the cottages form part of the historic agricultural settlement that once supported a larger upland community within the Dale Valley. Surrounded by pasture, woodland shelter and open moorland beyond, the buildings retain the quiet pastoral character that defines this remote corner of the eastern Lake District fringe.

Distinguished by its whitewashed exterior, Oddendale Old Hall is the first property encountered when entering the hamlet from the moorland road. Together with its adjoining cart shed, the building forms part of the historic West House settlement and is listed Grade II for its architectural and historic importance. Portions of the structure date from the seventeenth century, reflecting the long agricultural history of this isolated fellside community beneath Crosby Ravensworth Fell. Known historically as 8/47 Oddendale Old Hall, the property remains one of the most distinctive buildings within the secluded hamlet.

Standing at the eastern end of Oddendale beside the head of the Dale Valley, Oddendale Old Hall marks the point where the private farm road gives way to the open bridlepath leading across Crosby Ravensworth Fell towards Crosby Ravensworth village. Sheltered by rising pasture and moorland slopes, the historic building occupies one of the most secluded positions within the hamlet, surrounded by the quiet upland landscape that characterises this remote section of the Coast to Coast region.

A sheltering belt of deciduous trees surrounds the western and southern edges of Oddendale, forming a natural bield against the exposed upland weather of Crosby Ravensworth Fell. The woodland screens the secluded hamlet from much of the surrounding landscape and provides a surprising sense of privacy despite the Coast to Coast route passing close beside its doorstep. Beneath the trees, the historic farmstead retains a hidden and timeless character within the quiet headwaters of the Dale Valley.

The route from Crosby Ravensworth towards Oddendale begins along the quiet lane of Tenter Row before continuing westwards as a bridlepath across the upper Dale Valley. For much of the journey the path is accompanied by Dalebanks Beck, whose waters descend gently through pasture and meadow before joining the Lyvennet Beck further north east at Dalefoot, opposite St Lawrence’s Church. Approaching Oddendale beneath the sheltering tree bield of the hamlet, the route passes through one of the most peaceful pastoral landscapes beside this section of the Coast to Coast region.