Reservoirs & lochs · North West England
Tarn Hows
In or near Hawkshead.
Tarn Hows — lake in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Windermere · 8.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Tarn Hows, the nearest railway station is Windermere, located 8.4 km away. Entry is free, but accessibility is limited for wheelchair users. The postcode for sat-nav is LA22 0PP.
About
Tarn Hows is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. Owned by National Trust. Managed by National Trust. Wikidata describes it as: "lake in the United Kingdom". Coordinates: 54.3833°, -3.0333°.
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Summary from the official site
Tarn Hows is a picturesque tarn located near Coniston in Cumbria, surrounded by beautiful countryside and majestic mountain views. Visitors can enjoy accessible circular walks around the tarn, explore nearby woodland trails, and experience the natural beauty of the Lake District.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Tarn Hows is an area of the Lake District National Park in North West England, It contains a picturesque tarn, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Coniston and about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of Hawkshead. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the area with over half a million visitors per year in the 1970s and is managed by the National Trust. Tarn Hows is fed at its northern end by a series of valley and basin mires and is drained by Tom Gill which cascades down over several small waterfalls to Glen Mary bridge: named by John Ruskin who felt that Tom Gill required a more picturesque name and so gave the area the title 'Glen Mary'. The area features in the map of the open world racing game Forza Horizon 4.
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Background
History
print of Tarn Hows dating from 1890 to 1900.]] The Tarn Hows area originally contained three much smaller tarns, Low Tarn, Middle Tarn and High Tarn. Wordsworth's Guide Through the District of the Lakes (1835 edition) recommends walkers to come this way but passes the tarns without mention. Until 1862 much of the Tarn Hows area was part of the open common grazing of Hawkshead parish. The remaining enclosed land and many of the local farms and quarries were owned by the Marshall family of Monk Coniston Hall (known as Waterhead House at the time). James Garth Marshall (1802–1873) who was the Member of Parliament for Leeds (1847–1852) and third son of the industrialist John Marshall, gained…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.3833, -3.0333
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Hawkshead
- Postcode
- LA22 0PP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Nearest railway station
- Windermere — 8.4 km
- Opening
- Daily Dawn - Dusk
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q3695405 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tarn Hows (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Tarn Hows - geograph.org.uk - 361546.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tarn Hows?
- Tarn Hows is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA22 0PP), in the parish of Hawkshead.
- What is Tarn Hows?
- Tarn Hows — lake in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Tarn Hows?
- The nearest railway station is Windermere, about 8.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode LA22 0PP.
- Who runs Tarn Hows?
- Tarn Hows is operated by National Trust.
- Is Tarn Hows a protected site?
- Yes — Tarn Hows is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Tarn Hows free to visit?
- Yes, Tarn Hows is free to enter.
- How do I get to Tarn Hows?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LA22 0PP. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency.