Watendlath is a hamlet and tarn (a small lake) in the Lake District in the English county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, Watendlath is owned by the National Trust and sits high between the Borrowdale and Thirlmere valleys at above sea level. Watendlath Tarn Watendlath Tarn is fed by Bleatarn Gill from Blea Tarn, above, below Bell Crags. Water from Watendlath Tarn flows into the beck of the same name and eventually feeds Lodore Falls, and ends up in Derwent Water. The tarn is in size, with a maximum depth of . It was given to the National Trust by Queen Victoria's daughter, Princess Louise, in memory of her brother, King Edward VII. Watendlath Tarn is stocked with brown trout and rainbow trout and is a popular fly fishing water, with wading and boat fishing used. Governance Watendlath is within the Copeland UK Parliamentary constituency. Trudy Harrison is the Conservative Member of Parliament. Before Brexit for the European Parliament its residents voted to elect MEPs for the North West England constituency. For Local Government purposes it is in the Keswick Ward of Allerdale Borough Council and the Keswick Division of Cumbria County Council. Watendlath has its own Parish Council; Borrowdale Parish Council. Farm The traditional Lakeland farm in Watendlath is rented out by the National Trust and, as is the case with Lakeland farms owned by the Trust, the herd of Herdwick sheep are owned by the Trust and not the farmer, changing hands with each tenant. This is part of the National Trust's policy aimed at ensuring this rare breed's survival. Fold Head Farm house was used by Sir Hugh Walpole as the fictional home of Judith Paris in his Herries Saga of four novels published in the early 1930s Watendlath in poetry Edmund Casson's poem The Wise Kings of Borrowdale mentions: Watendlath's quiet nook. A farm is there, and a slated barn, And a waterfall, and a pebbly tarn; And all the way to High Lodore The banks of the beck are painted o'er With red herb-willow and red loose-strife. Packhorse bridge One of the features of Watendlath is Ashness Bridge, a traditional packhorse bridge, "perhaps the best-known and most photographed packhorse bridge in the whole of England". In 2015 Watendlath's packhorse bridge was named 4th best bridge in England to play Poohsticks on. Access by road Watendlath is reached by a minor road from the Borrowdale