Stickle Tarn

Climbing up To Stickle Tarn with a Family – Our Experience

We are a family who loves to walk and be active. We are often out on long dog walks, we enjoy cycling and paddleboarding and we usually book holidays or trips that have plenty of exciting areas to explore. When we first visited the Lake District around four years ago, we absolutely fell in love with it. With its stunning scenery, beautiful lakes, hilly hikes and peaceful atmosphere, it had something for all of us; and we’d been eager to get back ever since. So we took the last-minute decision to make it happen during May half term – and what a week it was! I mean, I am sat here now writing this utterly exhausted because we just did. Not. Stop! But we did so much and saw so much and made the most amazing memories. One of my favourite being our climb up to Stickle Tarn.

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