Semer Water
Semer Water, often spelt Semerwater is the second largest lake in the Yorkshire Dales after Malham Tarn. The lake is clean and well maintained and offers a safe place for swimming, canoeing, windsurfing and fishing. On the south shore of the lake is a
Semer Water was featured in the All Creatures Great And Small episode: "Female of the Species"
Semer Water, often spelt Semerwater is the second largest lake in the Yorkshire Dales after Malham Tarn. The lake is clean and well maintained and offers a safe place for swimming, canoeing, windsurfing and fishing. On the south shore of the lake is a
 Semer Water from the beach |
privately run pay anddisplay parking area and beach (pay at the farm nearby). The lake is very shallow and it is possible to walk out into the middle and still touch the bottom while keeping your head above water. A Site of Special Scientific Interest, Semer Water was the subject of several paintings by J. M. W. Turner, an English landscape artist who lived in between 1775 and 1851. Legend has it that the lake was once occupied by a prosperous city which was visited by an old man in search of food and drink and was turned away at every house until he arrived at a run-down house owned by a poor couple who took him in. When he left the town the next day he put a curse on it uttering: "Semerwater rise, and Semerwater sink, And swallow the town all save this house, Where they gave me food and drink." causing the waters of the lake to rise up deluging all the houses save for the one where the couple who showed him hospitality. |
Semer Water was featured in the All Creatures Great And Small episode: "Female of the Species"
 The beach from Semer Water |
 Boating on Semer Water |
 Me on the beach at Semer Water |