Location : Grasmere / Ambleside
Map - Ordnance Survey - NY 344043

altitude 310 ft, depth 39 ft.

This is a tarn of outstanding beauty - being almost circular in form, with striking views north-west towards the Langdale Pikes, and with a variety of aquatic plants around its margins. Wordsworth described it as being a 'most beautiful example'.

Photos by Tony Richards

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