Circular walk around Buttermere from Buttermere

Video run time: 21 minutes 41 seconds

A delightful lakeside walk around one of the Lake District's most Westerly lakes. The walk itself is reasonably straight forward and provides stunning scenery along the way with the surrounding mountains providing a superb backdrop to Buttermere. The walk starts from the National Trust car park on the North-Western side of Buttermere and heads through the village and down to the shore of Buttermere itself. The walk then follows the lakeside path and only briefly deviates from this, to pass through Gatesgarth Farm. Early morning walks often provide excellent photographic opportunities when the water is more likely to be flat and provide wonderful reflections.

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What to wear and take on your walk:

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Parking:	National Trust car park (grid reference NY 173 172) on the right on the B5289 just before entering Buttermere on the road from Crummock Water. There are other car parks in Buttermere and further parking is available opposite Gatescarth Farm, half way around the walk. If parking elsewhere in Buttermere, or if you have arrived by public transport, just start the walk from the Bridge Hotel.
Directions:	Google Maps: get directions here / What3words: waltzes.explorer.outgrown
Walk distance:	4.6 miles (7.4 Km)
Estimated walk time:	2 hours
Height climbed:	160 metres
Grade:	2-B: A medium length walk that requires modest uphill walking
Peaks / summits:	None of note
Wainwrights:	None
Map:	Ordnance Survey - Explorer OL4 (The English Lakes - North-western Area) Buy this map from Ordnance Survey
Walk features:	Birds, Cafe, Flowers, Hills or Fells, Lakes, Pubs, Stream or River, Views, Wildlife
Facilities / refreshments:	Pubs and cafes in Buttermere
Nearest town:	Walk starts in Buttermere
Local self-catering accommodation:	View self-catering accommodation close to the start of this walk from Sykes Holiday Cottages or from Holidaycottages.co.uk
Local hotels, inns and B&Bs:	View hotels and inns close to the start of this walk from The Inn Collection Group
Walk Tags:	Video walk, Videowalks, Lake District, Cumbria, Buttermere, National Trust, Wainwright, Bridge Hotel, Syke Farm, Wilkinsyke Farm, Sourmilk Gill, Hassness, Hassness Tunnel, Gatesgarth Farm, Peggy's Bridge, Fish Hotel, Grasmoor, High Snockrigg, Pike Rigg, Dalegarth, Robinson, Dale Head, Fleetwith Pike, Hay Stacks, High Crag, Comb Beck, High Stile, Burtness Wood, Red Pike, Hen Comb, Mellbreak, Dodd
Video run time:	21 minutes 41 seconds

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