Around Buttermere

David and Chris Stewart

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There are plenty of breathtaking lakeside walks in the Lake District, but if you want a piece of water you can walk all the way round in a couple of hours, why not try Buttermere? The village of Buttermere lies at one end, where there are car parks, two pubs and a well-stocked cafe.

The lake itself nestles at the end of its valley, with the steep sides of Red Pike, High Stile and High Crag rising directly up from it. It's a quiet place, cut off by these and other high fells from the rest of the Lake District and historically looking to the west and in particular the coast, for communication and trade.

The first section of the walk by the lake is flat and you may well be able to negotiate it with a wheelchair or child's buggy.

England - North England - Cumbria - Lake District - North West

Features

Birds, Church, Good for Wheelchairs, Great Views, Hills or Fells, Lake/Loch, National Trust, Pub, Toilets

07/10/2009 - Sean Diver

Nice, easy going walk. Shame it rained and there was low cloud on the day I walked. Great scenery

27/08/2009 - Adrian Perkins

Many thanks to Helen for her suggestion of the out and back walk for pushchairs and wheechair users. David has added a note to the walk description suggesting this and added "good for wheelchairs to the list of features

27/08/2009 - Helen Renouf

This was a lovely walk around the lakeside, level and accessible on the first half and a little more challenging on the 2nd... pushchairs and wheelchairs could easily do a there and back walk. We really liked the tunnel on the 2nd half of the walk. Thanks

10/04/2006 - Sam Roebuck

A lovely walk for when there's wind/clouds/snow etc. on the tops. All open and walkable in April 2006.