Bigland Tarn

Bigland Tarn is a lake in Cumbria, England, about 3/4 mile southeast of Haverthwaite. Located at an elevation of 158 m, the lake has an area of 5.1 hectares and measures 325 m × 225 m.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Lakeland Motor Museum and Haverthwaite railway station.

Lakeland Motor Museum

Museum

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The Lakeland Motor Museum is a museum now located at Backbarrow, Cumbria, England which houses a collection of classic cars, motorcycles, bicycles, pedal cars and motoring related items and memorabilia and an exhibition dedicated to the land and water speed record activities of Sir Malcolm Campbell and his son Donald Campbell.

Haverthwaite railway station

Railway station

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Haverthwaite railway station is the western terminus of the preserved Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway; it serves the village of Haverthwaite, in Cumbria, England.

Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway

The Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway is a 3.2-mile-long heritage railway in Cumbria, England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haverthwaite and Backbarrow.

Haverthwaite

Village

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Haverthwaite is a small village and civil parish in the Furness region of Cumbria, England. It is also within the boundaries of the Lake District National Park.

Backbarrow

Village

Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Backbarrow is a village in the Lake District National Park in England. It lies on the River Leven about 5 miles northeast of Ulverston in Furness in the county of Cumbria.

Bouth

Village

Photo: Ian Barker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bouth is a village in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. Historically, it was part of the county of Lancashire. It is within the Lake District National Park.

Bigland Tarn

Type: Lake
Description: tarn in Cumbria, England, UK
Categories: tarn and body of water
Location: Haverthwaite, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.2378° or 54° 14′ 16″ north

Longitude

-2.9903° or 2° 59′ 25″ west

Open location code

9C6V62Q5+4V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 6154810

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

Wikidata ID

Q4906972

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Bigland Tarn” goes by many names.

German: “Bigland Tarn”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as High Brow Edge and Low Wood.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rough Coppice and Bigland Hall.

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