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Talkin Tarn Country Park

Talkin Tarn Country Park
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  • Talkin Tarn Country Park
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Tarn Road, BRAMPTON, Cumbria, CA8 1HN

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Talkin Tarn is a kettle-hole lake formed by the immense force of glaciers 18,000 years ago. Moving ice scoured and carved the landscape leaving glacial sand hills and a natural bowl, which filled with water as the ice sheet melted. The Tarn has long and rich history and has traditionally been used for recreation since at least the middle of the 1800's. The same is still true today with visitors coming from far and wide to enjoy all that the tarn has to offer.

The name Talkin is derived from the Celtic 'Talcan' meaning brow of a hill. The word 'Tarn' is Norse in origin, 'Tjorn' meaning tear drop or small lake.
Old buckles, stone axes and urns have been found in the area. Talkin Tarn has been used for hundreds of years for water sports. In the past a bathing hut on stilts was located on the tarn edge, complete with jetty and diving platform.

The beauty of Talkin Tarn is not down to nature alone, it is also the result of great conservation and management efforts of the country park team.
Reed beds, open water, waterside margins with soft rushes, irises, sedges and grasses. Beech woods, birch and hazel scrub woodland, wet grassland and flushes. Talkin Tarn has a variety of different habitats, attracting many different species of wildlife throughout the year. Red squirrels frequent the bird and squirrel feeding area next to the tearoom, with nuthatches and greater spotted woodpeckers. In the Summer, the Common Blue Damselfly emerge from their underwater home. Other wildlife that you may encounter at Talkin Tarn include otters, badgers, foxes and roe deer. 
Autumn brings a show of colours from the trees and the splendour of the fungi of all shapes sizes and colours, growing around the woodland.
Winter months bring a variety of birds to the open water including Mallard, Wigeon, Brambling and Mute swans as well as gulls and geese.
 

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Open Christmas
Open New Year

* Talkin Tarn Country Park is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Upstairs Tearoom (currently closed)

Summer - Easter to October Half term (inclusive) open daily 10.30am - 4.00pm

Winter - End of October Half Term to Easter Saturday & Sunday 10.30am - 4.00pm and School holidays

Downstairs tearoom and Gift Shop

7 days a week 11.00am till 3.30pm All year round

The take away kiosk is now open from 11.00 - 3.30. Please remember to wear your face covering, cards payments only.
The toilet facilities remain open 9am to 5pm, please follow social distancing guidelines and wear a face covering.
It is now closed fishing season, closed fishing season runs from 15th March - 15th June.
Water sports permits are now available.
Thank you for your continued support and look forward to seeing you.

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Accessibility

  • Disabled access
  • Disabled toilets

Booking & Payment Details

  • Credit cards accepted (no fee)

Catering

  • On-site catering
  • On-site light refreshments
  • Picnic site

Children

  • Baby changing facilities
  • Children welcome

COVID-19 Response

  • 1m distancing in place
  • 2m distancing in place
  • Clear signage
  • Contactless payment only
  • COVID-19 measures in place
  • COVID-19 risk assessment completed
  • Face mask essential (not provided)
  • Floors clearly marked for social distancing
  • Food available during COVID-19 restrictions
  • Hygiene screens in place
  • One way system
  • Open now
  • Outside seating
  • Pets welcome during COVID-19 restrictions
  • Queuing system
  • Staff required to regularly wash hands

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  • Mobile phone coverage

Parking

  • Parking with charge

Property Facilities

  • Dogs Accepted
  • Gift shop
  • Public toilets
  • Smoking not allowed
  • WiFi or internet access

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Road Directions

Talkin Tarn is located approximately 9 miles east of Carlisle and just a mile south off the A69 with ample parking. Follow the brown signs to Talkin Tarn Country Park from the roundabout at Brampton.

Public Transport Directions

Talkin Tarn can also be reached by road and rail. There is a bus route that can drop visitors off close to the park entrance . Also after a short walk Talkin Tarn is also easily accessible from Brampton Junction Railway station.

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