Notable lake · Lancashire, Lancashire
Bowscale Tarn
Bowscale Tarn is a lake in Lancashire, Lancashire.
Bowscale Tarn: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Bowscale Tarn
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.
How to reach Bowscale Tarn — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 54.67278, -3.03033. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Bowscale Tarn
- Carrock Fell · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~3 km · Must-see
- Mungrisdale Common · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~4 km · Must-see
- Blencathra · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~5 km · Must-see
- High Pike · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~5 km · Must-see
- Knott · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~5 km · Must-see
- Great Calva · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~6 km · Must-see
- Great Sca Fell · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~6 km · Must-see
- Meal Fell · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~7 km · Must-see
- Brae Fell · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~8 km · Must-see
- Lowthwaite Fell · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~8 km · Must-see
- Bakestall · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~9 km · Must-see
- Longlands Fell · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~9 km · Must-see
- Skiddaw Little Man · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~10 km · Must-see
- Little Cockup · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~10 km · Must-see
- St Kentigerns · church · Lancashire · ~11 km · Must-see
- Latrigg · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~11 km · Must-see
- Clough Head · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~11 km · Must-see
- Castlerigg Stone Circle · fort · Lancashire · ~11 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bowscale Tarn
- Bassenthwaite Lake · lake · Lancashire · ~15 km · Must-see
- Derwentwater · lake · Lancashire · ~16 km · Must-see
- Thirlmere · lake · Lancashire · ~19 km · Must-see
- Brothers Water · lake · Lancashire · ~25 km · Must-see
- Crummock Water · lake · Lancashire · ~27 km · Must-see
- Buttermere · lake · Lancashire · ~27 km · Must-see
- The English Lake District · lake · Lancashire · ~27 km · Must-see
- Measand · lake · Lancashire · ~28 km · Must-see
- Loweswater · lake · Lancashire · ~29 km · Must-see
- Grasmere · lake · Lancashire · ~31 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Bowscale Tarn full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Bowscale Tarn yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Bowscale Tarn?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Bowscale Tarn?
Nearby: Carrock Fell (viewpoint, 3 km), Mungrisdale Common (viewpoint, 4 km), Blencathra (viewpoint, 5 km), High Pike (viewpoint, 5 km), Knott (viewpoint, 5 km), Great Calva (viewpoint, 6 km).
Is Bowscale Tarn worth visiting?
Bowscale Tarn is listed as a notable lake in Lancashire on Spotwander.