WCs at Tarn Hows, Monk Coniston and Coniston village car parks.
Dogs
Dogs are welcome, but please keep them on leads and take dog mess home.
Refreshments
Tea-room run by National Trust tenants at Yew Tree Farm, access by foot or by bike.
An ice cream van at Tarn Hows car park (Apr-Oct).
Information for visitors
Walks leaflets available from National Trust staff in Tarn Hows car park (Mar-Oct). There are also visitor information panels with maps in all car parks and panels about the Monk Coniston estate in a gazebo in the gardens.
Learning
Guided tours and educational activities with our learning officer available for school groups. Contact us for more information.
National Trust holiday cottages
Rose Castle Cottage, self-catering accommodation. Delightful 19th-century Grade II listed cottage, sleeps 4.
Base camp
Group accommodation at the High Wray Basecamp, Ambleside, 5ml from Tarn Hows, sleeps 16 + 22.
Bed and breakfast
Yew Tree Farm B&B in a 17th-century farm house owned by Beatrix Potter in 1930s, three double rooms.
Self catering
Tilberthwaite Farm Cottage, a cosy cottage on a Lakeland sheep farm, 3ml north of Coniston, sleeps four.
