Photo of Buttermere Valley, a country estate in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.

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Buttermere Valley

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Buttermere Valley is open-access countryside in the care of the National Trust in Cumbria. It is one of 26 National Trust places the Albion Guide lists in the county. It sits within the Lake District National Park. Nearby, you could take in the views from Knott Rigg or stop off at Newlands Pass.

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Photo of Buttermere, a mere near Little Town in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.

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A quiet Lakeland water ringed by high fells, its shoreline circuit among the loveliest short walks in Cumbria.

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Photo of Crummock Water, a Lake near Buttermere in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.

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3.6 km W

Photo: Honister Pass, a viewpoint near Seatoller in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.

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Viewpoint near Seatoller

A dramatic road pass of slate crags and hairpins linking Borrowdale with Buttermere, one of the steepest in the Lakes.

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Photo of Scale Force, a waterfall near Buttermere in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.

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Waterfall near Buttermere

The highest single fall in the Lake District, dropping some 170 feet down a mossy cleft in the fells above Buttermere.

4.7 km W

Photo of Ashness Bridge, a landmark near Watendlath in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.

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Landmark near Watendlath

Perhaps the most photographed packhorse bridge in the Lakes, framing Derwentwater and Skiddaw from the Watendlath lane.

5.7 km E