Burnmoor Tarn

#971 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Burnmoor Tarn, on Eskdale Fell in Cumbria, England, is one of the largest entirely natural tarns in the Lake District. Its waters flow into Whillan Beck at the tarn's north-eastern corner, which immediately turns south and flows into Eskdale, joining the Esk at Beckfoot. Burnmoor Lodge, a former fishing lodge, stands by the southern shore and a mediaeval corpse road runs past the eastern shore where it fords the beck. Eskdale Moor or Boat How lies to the south of the tarn. ()

Maximum depth: 43 ftElevation: 833 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°25'42"N, 3°15'34"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Sca Fell, Scafell Pike, Wast Water, Hardknott Roman Fort.

2.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Sca Fell, Lake District National Park
53 min walk • Scafell is a mountain in the English Lake District, part of the Southern Fells. Its height of 964 metres makes it the second-highest mountain in England after its neighbour Scafell Pike, from which it is separated by Mickledore col.
2.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Scafell Pike, Lake District National Park
67 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.
1.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Wast Water
42 min walk • Wast Water is a spectacular and serene lake nestled in the remote western reaches of the Lake District National Park in the United Kingdom. With its dramatic and rugged beauty, Wast Water holds the title of the deepest lake in England, plunging to depths of nearly 260...
2.8 miSE
Ruins, Archaeological site
Hardknott Roman Fort, Eskdale Green
72 min walk • Hardknott Roman Fort is an archeological site, the remains of the Roman fort Mediobogdum, located on the western side of the Hardknott Pass in the English county of Cumbria.
2.7 miN
Church, Historical place
Church of St Olaf, Lake District National Park
69 min walk • St Olaf's Church in Wasdale Head, Cumbria, is England's smallest parish church. The earliest record of the church is from 1550, though it probably predates this, and it is likely that there was an earlier church on this site.
2.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Lingmell, Lake District National Park
73 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.
2.6 miS
Church, Gothic architecture
St Catherine's Church, Eskdale Green
67 min walk • St Catherine's Church is in the village of Boot, Cumbria, England. It is the Anglican parish church of Eskdale, Cumbria, and is in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of Irton, St Paul, Muncaster, St Michael, and St John, Waberthwaite.
2.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Blea Tarn, Eskdale Green
57 min walk • Blea Tarn is a lake in Cumbria, England, located about half a mile north of Beckfoot. Located at an elevation of 217 m, the lake has an area of 3.3 hectares and measures 277 m × 150 m, with a maximum depth of 11 m.
2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Foxes Tarn, Lake District National Park
52 min walk • Foxes Tarn is one of the smallest named tarns in the Lake District of England, situated slightly to the east of the summit of Sca Fell.
1 miW
Hill
Illgill Head, Eskdale Green
25 min walk • Illgill Head is a fell in the English Lake District. It is known more commonly as the northern portion of the Wastwater Screes. The fell is 609 metres high and stands along the south-east shore of Wastwater, the deepest lake in England.
2.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Broad Crag, Lake District National Park
76 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.