Lake
Tarn Hows
Coniston, North West England
A calm little tarn ringed by trees with a flat, buggy-friendly loop path.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 60 min
Tarn Hows is a small, shapely tarn between Coniston and Hawkshead, with big views of the fells and an easy loop of around a mile and a half. The path is firm and mostly flat, so it suits prams and slower walkers. The car park is the only real cost, and it is busy at weekends.
Good to know
- Arrive before 10am in summer
- Go clockwise for the best first views
- Best time
- Early morning or autumn
- Getting there
- Narrow lanes to a pay car park, no big vehicles
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Rubbish bins
- Toilets
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