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Page 159:-
the eastern shore of Windermere; and from the happiness of
its position, is a great rendezvous of tourists, who find
good accommodations at the White Lion and The
Crown. The islands on the lake may be most conveniently
explored from this port.
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Kendal to Hawes Water
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VI. KENDAL TO HAWES WATER.- 32
M.
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| Miles. | KENDAL TO | Miles. |
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| 4½ | Staveley | 4½ |
| 4½ | Kentmere Tarn | 9 |
| 5 | Small Water | 14 |
| 3 | Chapelhill | 17 |
| 1 | Hawes Water | 18 |
| 4 | Sadgill | 22 |
| 2 | Yewbarrow Hall | 24 |
| 3½ | Watch Gate | 27½ |
| 4½ | Kendal | 32 |
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Staveley
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Staveley, a large flourishing village, situated in a
deep and picturesque part of the vale of Kent, where the
Gowel-beck falls into that river.
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Kentmere Tarn
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Kentmere Tarn is in a narrow vale, about two miles in
length. The Tarn is one mile long, and cannot be approached
except at one point, owing to the swampiness of its margin.
Near it stands the ancient Hall, a tower building.
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Small Water
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Small Water is a tarn between High Street and Harter
Fell. The tourist, by following the stream which issues out
of it, will soon fall down to
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Mardale
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Chapelhill.- Mardale Chapel of Ease, in a picturesque
and fertile situation, surrounded by lofty fells, stands
here; and Chapelhill is the property and residence of the
Holmes', whose ancestor came into this country with the
Conqueror.
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Hawes Water
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Hawes Water.- The western side of this lake may be
traversed by the tourist, as far as agreeable.
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-- "Bowness" -- (Bowness-on-Windermere,
Windermere)
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-- "Chapelhill" -- Chapel Hill
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-- "Gowel Beck" -- Gowan, River
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-- "Hawes Water" -- Hawes Water
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-- "Mardale Chapel" -- Holy Trinity Church
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-- "Kentmere Hall" -- Kentmere Hall
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-- "Kenntmere Tarn" -- Kentmere Tarn
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-- "Small Water" -- Small Water
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-- "Stavely" -- Staveley
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