You need an all-terrain vehicle to use it, and having used it after wet weather, to gain access to the tarn you need all-weather footwear. |
The pub served deep-fried fish in the net they'd pulled it out the tarn with, and I ate it greedily in Blencathra's thrall. |
One evening in August, a warm, still evening, I happened to visit the tarn. |
From the early 10th cent. there was considerable Norse settlement, from Ireland and the Isle of Man, leaving evidence in words like fell, ghyll, tarn, and how. |
Silting, aggravated by autumn leaf fall, had deoxygenated the water but the conservation-keen couple were reluctant to restore the tarn until they knew more about its history. |
This walk follows a circular route around an irregularly shaped tarn, through broadleaf woodland and shady conifers and across grassy knolls nibbled by sheep. |