Roundabout
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10 things to do with children around Ambleside & Loughrigg
Stuck for ideas on what to do around Ambleside and Loughrigg? Then look no further than our essential Top Ten guide to keeping younger visitors to the Lakes happy. 1. Climb Loughrigg Fell Loughrigg Fell, at 1,099ft, is an ideal […]
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Skelwith Force – In spate
One of the joys of Tarn House is the number of walks that can be started from the doorstep. There are a few classics – Loughrigg Fell, Loughrigg Tarn, Elterwater. Today, with mist lingering stubborn on the tops, we tried […]
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A lazy day at Loughrigg Tarn
After the overnight rains, the mists retreated on a crystal clear day. We’d earned a lazy day after tramping the lonely far West of the park the day before – a trip to the remote top of Caw Fell and […]
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The meadows around Brothers Water
After a few weeks of balmy weather up here, the meadows are looking stunning. Buttercups, clover, daisies and orchids can be found in the meadows around Tarn House. Over the Kirkstone pass, the fields around Brothers Water – a 20-minute […]
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Bluebells above Rydal Water
The walk from Tarn House around Loughrigg is wonderful at any time of year. But when bluebells skirt the fell’s lower flanks – the gentle slopes above Grasmere and Rydal Water – it’s pretty much perfect. Save it for a […]
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Give way…
Sometimes you just have to let other road users take priority… No matter how long it takes them to pass.
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Springtime at Loughrigg Tarn
May: The kids spent hours paddling and looking for tadpoles at the gently-shelving near shore of Loughrigg Tarn – less than five minutes’ walk from Tarn House.