-
Native hedging in the Tarn House garden
Tarn House’s fellside garden backs onto pasture on one side (home to the Loughrigg alpaccas) and mature oak woodland the other. As such it’s a haven for all kinds of wildlife, with visitors throughout the year including badgers, roe deer, […]
-
Snow in Loughrigg
If I had to pick a favourite Lakes season, I’d choose Winter. The raw clarity of the views. A stillness broken only by a movement in the hawthorn: a robin picking the last of the berries. The snow – a […]
-
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 […]
-
Christmas at Tarn House
We’ve been decorating Tarn House ready for Christmas… Gathering holly, ivy and pine cones from the garden; threading baubles and putting up the lights. We look forward to inviting our December guests 🙂
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
Sunset over Seatallen
If you want to escape the crowds, head west… over the twin passes of Wrynose and Hardknott, through the lakeless valley of Eskdale to Wast Water, one of the wildest of Lakeland’s scenes. We wanted a serious walk – there’s […]