GCWDM0 Beautiful Tarn Hows! (Traditional Cache) in United Kingdom created by theramblers

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Deceangi: Due to Groundspeak receiving a complaint from the National Trust Property Manager responsible for the cache location, that the cache was place without permission. And as he has also requested that the cache be removed. I have no option but to Archive this cache.

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Deceangi Volunteer UK Reviewer Geocaching.com

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Hidden : 7/21/2006

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Tarn Hows is one of the most visited spots in Lakeland, and in high season can be literally packed with people. It is a beauty spot that must not be missed. The attraction is its sheer beauty, surrounded by thick woodland, and views towards Wetherlam, the Helvellyn range and the Langdale Pikes. Tarn Hows is managed by the National Trust.

The Tarn Hows area originally contained three much smaller tarns, Low Tarn, Middle Tarn and High Tarn.

Until 1862 much of the Tarn Hows area was part of the open common grazing of Hawkshead parish. The remaining enclosed land and many of the local farms and quarries were owned by the Marshall family of Monk Coniston Hall (known as Waterhead House at the time). James Garth Marshall (1802–1873) who was the Member of Parliament for Leeds (1847–1852) gained full possession of all of the land after an enclosure act of 1862 and embarked on a series of landscape improvements in the area including expanding the spruce, larch and pine plantations around the tarns; demolition of the Water Head Inn at Coniston; and the construction of a dam at Low Tarn that created the larger tarn that is there today.

In 1930 the Marshall family sold 4000 acres of their land to Beatrix Heelis of Sawrey (better known as Beatrix Potter) for £15000. She then sold the half of this land containing the tarn to the National Trust and bequeathed the other half to them in her will.

Tarn Hows was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1965.

The National Trust have made a number of more recent changes to the area including moving the car parks to a less obtrusive place in the 1960s and general footpath and road improvements to minimize the damage caused by the visitors.

The cache is a short walk from the car park. After a short walk on the well maintained path, take the old path on the left that goes uphill and into the woods. This is the old path around the Tarn. If GPS signal is lost at any time, no worries, as you will regain it in the many clearings along the way.

This is a small cache that is well stocked with bits & bobs!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

3zgef bss gur cngu jvguva n zbhaq gung vf ivfvoyr sebz gur orapu.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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