In Early April, Bill and I took a long weekend and drove to the west coast of England for a long weekend in the Lakes District. As this name would imply, there are many lakes within the Lakes District, and Tarn Hows is one of them.
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| Tarn Hows |
I did a bunch of research to locate fun yet easy walks for us to take in the sights, and a walk around Tarn Hows fit the bill. The rain clouds were a bit ominous, but thankfully the rain stayed up in the sky while we walked around the lake. The springtime song birds were a cacophony all around us, and with the weather so foreboding, we only ran across a few other people during the whole of our walk. What a great welcome to the Lakes District!
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| River flowing away from Tarn Hows |
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| Artsy photo of Tarn Hows |
A few posts ago, Bill showcased the first (and so far only) wishing tree we've found in England. We used the rock provided (on top of tree in photo below) to hammer our 10p coin into the tree and made a wish.
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| Wishing Tree |
Walking around the back side of the lake provided more views of the hills beyond. It was a lovely, relaxing start to our 3-day weekend!
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Swooping curve of Tarn Hows
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After our walk around the lake, we made our way to our BandB, a large country house that Beatrix Potter used to Summer in as a child, called Ees Wyck. From our room we could see the grazing sheep, yet another lake, and the gorgeous green fields. We had booked a dinner reservation at the house as well, and boy were we happy we did that! It was a 5-course prix fixe dinner and a bottle of wine that was out of this world! We were bummed we had booked our second night at a separate location on the other side of the Lakes District.
We hope to return to the Ees Wyck at some point in our lives. And if you're ever looking for accommodations in the Lakes District, we strongly recommend this establishment!*
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| View from Ees Wyck Country House |
* This post was not sponsored by the fine folks at Ees Wyck, we just really, really like the place :-)
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