Lying in the shadow of the Old Man of Coniston and close the scenic village of Coniston, Coniston Water is one of the most spectacular bodies of water you will ever have the pleasure of paddling on. It’s certainly one of my favourites.

Coniston is perhaps most famous as the location of Donald Campbell’s unsuccessful and fatal attempt to break the water world speed record on 4 January 1967. You can still see one of the marking posts from his world record attempt on the eastern shore of the lake.