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Bassenthwaite Lake Attractions The fabulous views over this most beautiful & secluded of all the Lakes are a major Bassenthwaite Lake Attraction . The Earl of Derby built the stately home of Mirehouse in 1666 , sold it 20 years later to Roger Gregg whose descendents occupy the home to this day.Mirehouse's strong connections to literary and artistic figures makes this an important Bassenthwaite Lake Attraction. The Trotters World of Animals, another Bassenthwaite Lake Attraction, is actually located on the lake shore. It is an attraction that would appeal to the parents of young children ! You will not hear a bleep out of them for hours as they become bewitched by the owls, snakes, gibbons, pandas & lots of furry animals. Another Bassenthwaite Lake Attraction , again on the shores of the Lake , is St Bega's Church which is a pre-Norman building . In 1835, Lord Alfred Tennyson was working on his poem 'Morte D'Arthur' whilst staying at Mirehouse . St Bega's Church , located in Mirehouse's grounds ,inspired the opening lines of 'Morte D'Arthur' '..to a chapel nigh the field, Another attraction of
Bassenthwaite Lake was the vendace, related to the salmon,& dating back to the Ice Age.
The vendace has only ever been known as a native species at four sites: Bassenthwaite Lake and Derwent Water in the English Lake District, and the Castle Loch and Mill Loch in Lochmaben , Scotland. It was trapped in these Lakes & Lochs when the glaciers receded .It is the UK's rarest freshwater fish .In 1997,
number of vendace from Bassenthwaite were transferred to a further location Loch Skeen where they have flourished. Sadly, the vendace of Bassenthwaite Lake have become extinct but re-stocking is planned. Isel Hall with its Norman origins, Elizabethan Range and fortified Pele Tower, is yet another Bassenthwaite Lake Attraction worth seeing. . Finally, for bird lovers & twitchers we have a vitally important Bassenthwaite Lake Attraction for you – the Ospreys of Bassenthwaite Lake. The osprey , a fish-eating bird of prey ,with a five-foot wingspan, died out in England c. 1830s. So, the arrival of a pair of ospreys in the Lake District in 2001 was great news.The birds spend the winter in Africa and returned in the spring to nest. Bassenthwaite Ospreys – one of Nature's Lakeland Wonders !
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