Advantages: Lovely scenery, safe walking, clean and tidy Disadvantages: None for us
...up there we had visited Tarn Hows and thought that this would be a lovely walk for her to try. It was a nice, sunny day but it wasn’t too warm so off we set.
What is it?
Tarn Hows is a large lake (or tarn) set on the top of a hill at an altitude of about 618 feet. It is partly artificial as there were originally three tarns which were joined together in the 19th century when a lot of the trees surrounding the tarn were also planted. The climb up ... ...there the walk round the tarn is fairly flat.
When the Tarns and the surrounding area came up for sale in 1929, they were bought by the author, Beatrix Potter who then sold the half containing Tarn Hows to the National Trust, and bequeathed the rest of the estate to the Trust in her will. Where is it?
Tarn Hows is situated in Cumbria and is roughly between Coniston in the south and Ambleside in the north. Just turn off the A593 at Coniston onto ...
SusanLesley 21.04.2009
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