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    Tarn Hows with the Langdale Pikes in the distance
    © NTPL / Tony West
    Coniston and Tarn Hows
    In the Lake District National Park, around Coniston and Hawkshead
    Industrial heritage  Garden  Farm  Iconic views or viewpoints  Hills or mountains  River or estuary  Woodland  Marsh or wetlands  1930 
    Historic woodland and tranquil tarns framed by rugged mountainous scenery at the north end of Coniston Water.
     
    • Easy access strolls with picturesque views
    • Many great locations for watching lakeside and woodland wildlife
    • Exotic trees planted by 19th-century collectors
    • Boat trips on a rebuilt Victorian steam yacht
    • Lakeland farms given to the Trust by Beatrix Potter

    What's new this year
    A new footpath leads from the shores of Coniston Water to Tarn Hows, taking in the walled garden and grounds of Monk Coniston Hall, famed for their interesting specimen trees.
     
     
    Tarn Hows
    Looking down on a frosty Tarn Hows
    This well-known beauty spot offers dramatic mountain views and excellent sheltered waterside walks. The tarn and surrounding woodlands are home to a wealth of wildife. SD330999

    Monk Coniston garden and grounds
    Monk Coniston Hall was once home to James Garth Marshall, the Victorian creator of Tarn Hows. Explore the old walled garden and grounds famed for their exotic conifers (the house is not open to the public). SD318983
    		The grounds of Monk Coniston Hall
    Yew Tree Tarn
    Two swans on Yew Tree Tarn near Coniston
    A pretty roadside tarn created in the early 1900s to make the landscape even more beautiful and offer good fishing. Enjoy a short walk around the tarn or a longer walk through woodland. NY321004
    Steam Yacht Gondola
    Cruise Coniston Water the old-fashioned way on the National Trust's rebuilt Victorian Steam Yacht Gondola. Enjoy stunning lakeland views from onboard this elegant boat. SD308970
    		 Gondola, a rebuilt Victorian steam-powered yacht, first launched in 1859, on Coniston Water
    Coniston Water shoreline and woodland
    An autumn view of Coniston Water framed by trees
    The National Trust owns many beautiful ancient woodlands in the Coniston area, like those on the east side of Coniston Water, where small-leafed limes and evidence of old coppice and charcoal burning can be found. SD305937

    Contact details
    Estate Office
    Boon Crag
    Coniston
    Cumbria LA21 8AQ

    015394 41456 (General enquiries)

    Email: coniston@nationaltrust.org.uk


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