have a glorious sight before us. The rough crags of Harter 

 Fell (2532 feet) seem as though they rose up close to the 

 upper end of the water, while the thickly-wooded cliffs on 

 the other side contrast well with the smooth grassy slopes of 

 High Street on the right. There are few more perfect pic- 

 tures to be found anywhere. The lake is little more than 

 three miles long, and about half-a-mile broad. One side is 

 richly wooded, the other nearly bare ; and a pair of bold pro- 

 montories threaten to cut it into two at this spot, where the 

 passage is only two or three hundred yards wide. Near here 

 is the little village of X^^^asanb, a pleasant, quiet place where 

 lodgings may be had, and whence the ascent of High Street 

 may be made. Round the head of the lake cluster the great 

 mountains of Harter Fell, High Street, Kidsty Pike, and 

 others, leaving space among the skirts for the exquisite little 

 valley of Mardale. Those who are able to obtain one of 

 Lord Lonsdale's boats, for the traverse of the lake, may 

 think themselves fortunate ; for this is, of course, the most 

 perfect way of seeing the surroundings of so small a sheet 

 of water : and all other persons are deprived, by prohibition, 

 of the means of doing so. There are some good houses 

 on the shore and at the further end ; but the occupants who 

 live on the very brink are not allowed to keep any sort of 

 boat. His Lordship's boats are said to be procurable for the 

 asking ; but the preliminaries are a hindrance. The walk 

 along the lake-side is, however, easy and agreeable enough. 

 The road skirts the north-western bank, and the crags, which 

 are sprinkled or heaped about the head of the lake, are very 

 fine. They jut out from the mountain-side, or stand alone 

 on the green slopes, or collect into miniature mountain-clus- 

 ters, which shelter tiny dells, whence the sheep send forth 

 their bleatings. 



The road past Measand Becks leads to ^ISampton and 



