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Wray Castle – Blelham Tarn loop from The Lakes School

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Wray Castle – Blelham Tarn loop from The Lakes School

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Wray Castle – Blelham Tarn loop from The Lakes School

02:13

8.24km

100m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

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841 m

Lakeside dock and boathouse at Lake Windermere

Highlight • Lake

1.47 km

High Wray Bay Boathouses

Highlight • Structure

Lovely bay on Lake Windermere with a couple of stone boat houses on the shore.

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1.74 km

Wray Castle is a 19th century Gothic Revival building on the shore of Lake Windermere. It's owned and managed by the National Trust with paid entry to the castle for non-members. You can still park here (parking charge for non-members) and walk around the gardens and further afield. The lakeside trails are very pretty and Blelham Tarn isn't far away.

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3.44 km

Wray Castle

Highlight • Castle

A National Trust property that's open for visitors from late March to late October, Wray Castle is a stunning Victorian house built in 1840. A bit of a strange sight with its turrets and architectural features, word has it that the house was built for a married couple using the wife's inheritance fund – only problem was that when she saw it she refused to live in it!

In 1882, the parents of Beatrix Potter decided to rent Wray Castle as a summer getaway from London and the family kept returning. Beatrix Potter's favourite room was allegedly the library.

It's not your typically National Trust property with gowns and dust-covers – it's far more hands-on and worth a day trip!

The gardens are pretty special too, with a ton of exotic trees and also a mulberry tree planted by William Wordsmith in 1845.

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4.98 km

Blelham Tarn

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful tarn inbetween Hawkshead and windermere. With good paths.

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5.11 km

View of the Tarn, Lake District National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

7.23 km

Slack Wood

Forest

7.69 km

Pinstones Wood

Forest

8.24 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.57 km

2.50 km

1.44 km

686 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.83 km

2.15 km

786 m

266 m

137 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Comments

November 5, 2023,Blelham Tarn – Wray Castle loop from Waterhead

Car park at Wray Castle is National Trust and you can choose not to visit the castle itself.
Joey's cafe has some good vegan options and a wide selection of cakes 😋

April 19, 2025,wray castle and blelham tarn

Wray castle and Blelham Tarn, Lake District, England.
Windermere is England's largest lake at 10.5 miles (17 klm) and it's deepest point is 219 feet (67 m). The lake is only 1.6 klm at its widest (1 mile). The length of this forested walk is 10 klm., the ascent is about 200 m. and you need about three hours to …

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Wray Castle – Blelham Tarn loop from The Lakes School

Lakeside dock and boathouse at Lake Windermere

High Wray Bay Boathouses

Leaning Oak Tree by the Lake

View of Windermere

Wray Castle

Wray Castle

Blelham Tarn

View of the Tarn, Lake District National Park

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