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.

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August 13, 2018

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

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1. Pooley Bridge and Crosby Ravensworth loop from Windermere – Lake District National Park

110km

05:45

1,500m

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2. Heart-Shaped Wood, Lune Valley – Eden Valley Farm Lanes loop from Kendal

68.4km

03:15

780m

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3. View of the Lune Gorge – View of Lune Gorge loop from Orton

49.7km

02:26

560m

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

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Heart-Shaped Wood, Lune Valley

1. Pooley Bridge and Crosby Ravensworth loop from Windermere – Lake District National Park

2. Heart-Shaped Wood, Lune Valley – Eden Valley Farm Lanes loop from Kendal

3. View of the Lune Gorge – View of Lune Gorge loop from Orton

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