Logo
Home
Windermere East
Windermere West
Southern Verges
Cumbrian
Peninsulas

Langdale Area
Coniston Region
Wordsworth Country
Western Lakes
West Coast
Thirlmere Area
Derwentwater Area
Ullswater Area
Penrith region
North Cumbria
East Cumbria

Map & satellite
Wallpapers


Coniston

Brantwood
Coniston Village
Coniston Water
Coppermines Valley
Donald Campbell
Glen Mary
Grizedale Forest
Hodge Close
John Ruskin
Kelly Hall Tarn
Levers Water
Long Moss Tarn
Lowick
Old Man of Coniston
Rose Castle Tarn
Ruskin Museum
Satterthwaite
Steam Yacht
Gondola

Tarn Hows
Torver
Wharton Tarn
Yewdale
Yew Tree Tarn

Services

Contact
Links

Rose Castle Tarn



OS Grid ref:- NY 334002

Rose Castle Tarn is situated above Tarn Hows. The attractive tarn is surrounded by the dense woodland of the Rose Castle Plantation and is retained by a small concrete dam. The small wooden chalet by the tarn was once used Scouts Association.

Rose Castle Tarn

A walk to Rose Castle Tarn from Tarn Hows

Distance :- 2 and a half km

*Commencing at the National Trust car park at Tarn Hows, turn right and continue along the road to the small disabled car parking area and proceed through the far gate.

English Lake District

*Continue along the path which affords superb views of Tarn Hows and in the distance the Langdale Pikes, Wetherlam and the Helvelllyn Massif. On reaching a fork in the path take the lower, left hand fork to enter the Rose Castle Plantation, at a second fork, again take the lower fork to descend towards Tarn Hows and eventually reach Rose Castle Tarn. (A slight detour can be made to see Rose Castle - owned by the National Trust by continuing for a short distance along the higher fork.)

Tarn Hows

*Retrace your steps to return or rejoin the main path to circumnavigate Tarn Hows.



Coniston Water