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Tarn Howes (Cumbria)


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Tarn Howes (Cumbria)

 
Description: Tarn Howes is a mountain lake, and popular spot, in the Lakeland District.

Newest Review: ... Potter who then sold the half containing Tarn Hows to the National Trust, and subsequently 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 the B5285, Coniston to Hawkshead road and Tarn Hows is well signposted from ... more

 ... there. How do I get there? Obviously you can get there by road as I have just described or you could catch the Coniston Rambler (no 505) which runs from Windermere, Ambleside and Hawkshead. You could also catch the new X31 Tarn Hows Tourer bus which runs d...more

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SusanLesley
Premium Review Tarn Howes (Cumbria): A gentle walk with beautiful views - what more could we ask ... (1068 words)
by - written on 22/04/09 (Very useful, 327 readings)
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We have recently returned from a week's holiday in The Lake District. We took Dave's mom with us as she was 80 in January and this was her birthday present from us. We all went to the same hotel (The Fayrer Garden) where we went for our honey moon four years ago and we all had a brilliant time. As Margaret (mother-in-law) had a hip replacement last year we wanted to sort out some nice walks that were fairly flat so that she could enjoy the walking without it being too much of a strain for her. The last time Dave and I had been 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 ...  Read the complete review

 

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