Malham Tarn

High above Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales, this rare upland lake on limestone gave Charles Kingsley The Water-Babies.

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Malham Tarn is a tarn in North Yorkshire. It sits within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The nearest railway station is Settle, 8.1 km to the south-west.

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