Sprinkling Tarn, Lake District National Park

Name: Sprinkling Tarn
Address: Lake District National Park, United Kingdom

#14 among attractions in Lake District National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Sprinkling Tarn is a body of water at the foot of Great End, in the Southern Fells in Lake District, 3 kilometres from Seathwaite, Cumbria, England. Sprinkling Tarn is a popular location for wild campers. It is also popular among anglers, being noted for its trout and an introduced rare fish, vendace. Formerly known also as Sparkling Tarn. It is known as the wettest place of England with an annual precipitation of over 5 metres. ()

Elevation: 1972 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°28'17"N, 3°11'34"W

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Lake District National Park United Kingdom

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Sprinkling Tarn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Great Gable, Green Gable, Scafell Pike, Lingmell.

1.3 miNW
Climbing
Great Gable, Lake District National Park
33 min walk • Great Gable is a mountain in the Lake District, United Kingdom. It is named after its appearance as a pyramid from Wasdale, though it is dome-shaped from most other directions.
1.3 miNW
Climbing, Hiking trail, Park
Green Gable, Lake District National Park
33 min walk • Green Gable is a captivating fell nestled within the renowned Lake District National Park in the United Kingdom. Known for its breathtaking landscapes and rugged charm, Green Gable offers a quintessential Lake District experience for those who seek the tranquility of...
1.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Scafell Pike, Lake District National Park
37 min walk • Scafell Pike is the highest and the most prominent mountain in England, at an elevation of 978 metres above sea level. It is located in the Lake District National Park, in Cumbria, and is part of the Southern Fells and the Scafell massif.
1.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Lingmell, Lake District National Park
33 min walk • Lingmell is a fell in the English Lake District, standing above the village of Wasdale Head. It is an outlier on the north-west flank of Scafell Pike, England’s highest mountain.
0.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Styhead Tarn, Lake District National Park
16 min walk • Styhead Tarn is a tarn in the English Lake District, near the top of the Sty Head pass, at the head of Borrowdale. It is on the route from Wasdale to Borrowdale, and is therefore a well visited point in the Lake District.
1.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Taylor Gill Force, Borrowdale
30 min walk • Taylor Gill Force is one of the highest waterfalls in the Lake District of England. It is situated in Seathwaite, Allerdale, near Seatoller in Cumbria.
1.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Angle Tarn, Lake District National Park
35 min walk • Angle Tarn is a tarn to the north of Bowfell in the English Lake District. It drains into Langstrath Beck. This should not be confused with Angle Tarn, a larger lake with the same name about 11.5 miles to the south-west, also within the Lake District National Park.
1.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Broad Crag, Lake District National Park
28 min walk • Broad Crag is a fell in the English Lake District. It is the fifth-highest peak in England at a height of 934 metres.
1.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ill Crag, Lake District National Park
29 min walk • Ill Crag is a fell in the English Lake District. At 935 metres, it is the fourth-highest peak in England, after Scafell Pike, Sca Fell, and Helvellyn. Ill Crag overlooks Eskdale and has splendid views across to Bowfell and Crinkle Crags.
1.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Esk Pike, Lake District National Park
29 min walk • Esk Pike is a fell in the English Lake District, one of the cirque of hills forming the head of Eskdale.
0.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Great End, Lake District National Park
13 min walk • Great End is the most northerly mountain in the Scafell chain, in the English Lake District. From the south it is simply a lump continuing this chain.

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Which popular attractions are close to Sprinkling Tarn?

Nearby attractions include Sty Head, Lake District National Park (8 min walk), Great End, Lake District National Park (13 min walk), Styhead Tarn, Lake District National Park (16 min walk), Allen Crags, Lake District National Park (17 min walk).