Wast Water, Cumbria (N54º 26’ 21 W3º 17’ 33) Card 150x150mm with recycled envelope and biodegradable cello. Detailed caption on the reverse of the card. Card is blank for your own message.
Wast Water, Cumbria (N54º 26’ 21 W3º 17’ 33)
Wast Water is England’s deepest lake, reaching 250 metres (258 ft) and at its lowest, it is below sea level. It is 4.8 km (3 miles) in length and 0.8km (0.5 miles) wide and connected to the River Esk. The poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850) became so inspired by lakes and mountains that he spent most of his life there writing about them in enchanting prose and poetry. Wast Water is one of the most dramatic locations in the Lake District and is surrounded by mountains that include Scafell Pike which is England’s highest mountain.
On the south-eastern shore, a magnificent 1456 metre (1500 ft) high vertical wall of rock called Wast Water Screes, drops straight into the lake. The lake is now owned and managed by The National Trust.
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