Let's Ride to the mysterious Blelham Tarn
Saturday 8th September 2018 11:30am
Starting from - Brockhole National Park Visitor Centre, Brockhole-on-Windermere, LA23 1LJ
By car via the A591, midway between Windermere and Ambleside. Pay and display parking at the centre.
By public transport: train to Windermere via Oxenholme then Stagecoach bus service 599 or 555 from Windermere railway station.
By bike: there is good access by bike from the Kendal area.Take the signed National Cycle Network route 6 via the River Kent Cycleway, Burneside and Staveley. LA23 1LJ
- 5.6 miles
- Mountain Bike, Hybrid (road tyres)
- 3 hr
- Steady
- South Lakeland
- Children aged 8-15*, Children aged 11-15*, Adults 16+ only, Children aged 5-15*
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About the route
Starting point
Cumbria
LA22 0JH
We then head north along the West Shore Trail to Wray Castle where Beatrix Potter took childhood holidays before continuing on the hawkshead Trail as far as the little-known Blelham Tarn. Here we stop for a picnic lunch (bring a bite to eat) before heading back.
If time permits, we may also call at Wray Castle again for some refreshment.
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