Yew Tree Tarn, Elterwater

Name: Yew Tree Tarn
Address: Elterwater, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Elterwater

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Lake

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Yew Tree Tarn is a small lake in the English Lake District situated in between the towns of Ambleside and Coniston. The tarn was formed when the local landowner dammed the Yewdale Beck in the 1930s and stocked the lake with trout. Currently, fishing for brown and rainbow trout is controlled and managed by the Coniston and Torver Angling Association. A usable footpath runs around the periphery of the tarn not bordered by the main road. ()

Average depth: 10 ftElevation: 351 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°23'41"N, 3°2'46"W

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Elterwater United Kingdom

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Yew Tree Tarn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Loughrigg Tarn, Brantwood, Elter Water, Slater's Bridge.

2.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loughrigg Tarn, Elterwater
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Historical place, Museum, History museum
Brantwood, Coniston
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Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
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1.7 miN
Bridge
Slater's Bridge, Elterwater
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2.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Levers Water
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2.3 miSE
Orignal drawings by children's author
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Hawkshead
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2.1 miSW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Ruskin Museum, Coniston
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2.4 miSE
Historical place, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Michael and All Angels Church, Hawkshead
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2.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Blelham Tarn
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1.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Little Langdale, Elterwater
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2.4 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Hawkshead Grammar School, Hawkshead
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