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Photos of ButtermereButtermere has been a popular visitor attraction since the Victorian period, and it is easy to see why. There are a number of attractive walks to be had from Buttermere village, and paths lead along the shore of the lake in both directions. Many visitors park at Gatesgarth, at the eastern tip of the lake, but since that can be very crowded I suggest Buttermere village or Crag Wood, halfway along the lake.
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Looking west up Buttermere (from the Gatesgarth end, where the road comes down from Honister Pass). Many visitors park at Gatesgarth and walk to the lakeshore. |
Whiteless Pike from Gatesgarth |
The morning sun ligfhts the distant fells beyond Lake Buttermere. Taken from Crag Wood, on the northern shore of the lake. |
Evening on Lake Buttermere. The shore near Crag Wood is ringed with lovely old pine trees. |
Looking across Buttermere to the heights of High Crag and High Stile. |
Most visitors to Buttermere stop at the eastern end of the lake, near Gatesgarth, or in Buttermere village itself, but my favourite spot is halfway between, at Crag Wood. |
High Stile, on the south western shore of Buttermere, from Crag Wood |
If you park in the lot beside the youth hostel at Honister Slate, and take the waymarked trail up the hillside towards Haystacks, you come to Fleetwith Pike. Here, a small diversion takes you to a wonderful viewpoint looking out over Buttermere and Crummock Water. |
Buttermere at dawn, looking across to Crummock Water and Burnbank Fell beyond. |
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