Route: Buttermere
Area: Western Lake District
Date of walk: 16th December 2013
Walkers: Andrew
Distance: 5.4 miles
Ascent: 400 feet
This is a walk we’ve done many times, always in an anti-clockwise direction for some reason. The surroundings are beautiful throughout and this means that there can be too many people around at peak holiday times. On a cold Monday in December there was no chance of that
I parked in the National Trust car park just outside Buttermere village and followed the path round the lake. It would be impossible to get lost
The recent downpours meant that there were many streams cascading dramatically down the fellside into the lake
The weather was gloomy and overcast but the scenery is so stunning that it didn’t matter, and I thoroughly enjoyed the walk
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Walking into Buttermere from the National Trust car park
Two of the locals going about their business
Mill Beck
Buttermere and Fleetwith Pike
Buttermere Dubs, running very high
Hartley Beck
The path along the shore of Buttermere
Further along the path, Fleetwith Pike with Haystacks on the right
Looking up to High Crag
Haystacks on the right
Warnscale Beck
Some herdies adding a welcome splash of colour
Walking back on the other side of the lake, there’s a short section along the quiet road
Looking back to Haystacks
Entering the tunnel
Light at the end of the tunnel
A last look back to Fleetwith Pike and Haystacks
St James’ Church Buttermere
Inside the church there’s a plaque beneath one of the windows
Haystacks from the window
