The A5084 brushes with Coniston water at one main point on the West shoreline in an area called Brown Howe. This is a string of four small lay-bys overlooking the lake however, there is a hidden access point heading south past these.

Watch for a single track road running toward the lake and a sign post marked "NT".
Head in and you'll find toilets, picnic area and a short walk down to the lake.

The site access is down a grassy bank. Other boat and canoeists may well be down there so it's SMB out time again for your safety and there's.

A respectable depth of 20 metres can be reached at this site if heading straight out and then turning up or down the lake - whichever takes your fancy.
In spring you will find lots of young Perch finning around.

Nothing challenging here unless you are unable to scale the wall.
Just take your time clearing the boulder field in and out of the water at any of the above sites.

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