Coniston Water in the county of Cumbria is the third-largest lake in the Lake District by volume, and the fifth-largest by area. It is five miles long by half a mile wide, has a maximum depth of 56 metres, and covers an area of approximately 1.89 square miles. The lake has an elevation of 45 metres above sea level.
You can see fresh water eel, Atlantic chard (if you're lucky and it's March / April), pike and other fresh water lake fish.
Car park view
View from car park towards Coniston Water
The water is available to dive at any time of year, but be careful as during the winter months the water temperature can get down to as little as 6C and at the start of spring the melt water from the surrounding hills can lower that by a further 2C - 4C.
Preferable road to beach entry point
When you get to the beach to the left of the car park (pebble beach) there's a large rock just in the water, depending on the water level depends if you can use this to lean on to put your fins on. Be careful as the bottom is made up of shingle and small pebbles that are quite slippy.
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