The British Isles has its fair share of myths and legends concerning mermaids attached to many different places all around the coast. Surprisingly there are also a number of mermaid legends attached to many inland lakes and pools from all over Britain.
Blackmere Pond – by Graham Richter – CC BY-SA 3.0
Blake Mere Pool has two legends attached to it that tell very different stories. One account tells how a sailor from Thorncliffe, a nearby town, fell in love with a mermaid he met on one of his voyages and brought her to the pool so that they could both live close together. However he was a mortal and she was an immortal being and the sailor eventually died leaving her in the pool all alone. The other account is more violent and brutal. Read more
