Mere
The biggest natural lake in Yorkshire is Hornsea Mere. It is a geological reminder of Britain's last Ice Age that reached its peak 22,000 years and is now known as the late Devensian glaciation. Boat jetty at Hornsea Mere Hornsea Mere sits just west of the little seaside town of Hornsea. It is two miles long and has a maximum depth of twelve feet. When I was young, I rowed upon it for it was in the orbit of my teenage landscape just six miles east of the inland village where I was raised. Once a lakeside homeowner ran down to the bottom of his garden and yelled, "You can't row here! It's private property!" "How can it be private property?" I yelled back. "It's a lake!" Anyway, I was back at Hornsea Mere today with my old friend Tony. I picked him up in Beverley. We planned a walk around the lake even though there's no defined lakeside path which is in my view a crying shame. Tony has been recuperating from a serious health b...