After reaching Blelham Tarn, I went further on to Wray Castle:
Not long before getting to Wray Castle, I passed a private house that is often mistaken for the Castle:
On a notice, it was suggested that the residents were rather browned off at the house often being mistaken for the Castle.
But of course, the Castle, itself, was the main highlight:
Especially in the mid-afternoon sunshine.
Have just discovered that Wray Castle only dates back to the mid-19th century, having been built in 1840 for a retired surgeon from Liverpool, James Dawson, who funded the enterprise using his wife's fortune.
Interestingly, the house and grounds at Wray Castle have belonged to the National Trust since 1929.
This helps to explain why the surrounding countryside seems to be so free of damaging development (so pleasing to the eye):
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