Free, open all year2 miScandale Tarn
Rydal
Brotherswater
Patterdale, Lake DistrictLakeOpen, free swimming
Brotherswater is a small lake south of Ullswater, with a footpath around much of its wooded shoreline.
- Water
- Lake
- Managed by
- National Trust North West
Getting there
Leave Cow Bridge car park and follow the surfaced path to Brothers Water. A footpath runs around the lake, although it does not completely follow the shoreline.
54.4987, -2.9225
Get directionsKnow before you go
- No canoes, kayaks or paddleboards.
- No sailing boats.
- No powered craft.
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