Locals have pondered over the heart shaped wood for decades. Some believe that it is the site of a World War II plane crash, whilst others believe it was planted by a farmer's daughter after her love died. The Heart Shaped Wood is a small wood in the shape of a heart on a hillside of the Lune Valley. Whatever the reason for the curious woods, it has become an icon of Cumbria and a "must see" when visiting the Tebay Gorge.

Cycling Jonesy

March 14, 2022

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Cold Dark North

August 13, 2018

View across the Lune Valley to the Heart Shaped Wood in the opposite side

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Location: Tebay, Eden, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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