Recommended Towns & Villages near Buttermere

Loweswater (17 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (3.3 miles, 5.4 km, direction NW)

Loweswater is centred in a landscape of grandeur, it is surrounded by Mellbreak Fell, Carling Knott Fell and Burnbank Fell, all excellent climbing and walking country giving views of a mountainous landscape reflected in sun-kissed pewter waters...

Grange in Borrowdale (15 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction E)

A picturesque village in the Borrowdale valley, one of the most beautiful valleys in England...

Wasdale Head (42 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction S)

Vast, lonely landscape of towering fells, jewel like streams and tarns situated at the head of the Wasdale Valley with the mighty Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain and Great Gable forming an almost uniformity range of mountains in the distance...

Borrowdale (38 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction E)

There is little doubt that Borrowdale possess some of the most unforgettable of all in the vast landscape of The Lake District National Park...

Stonethwaite (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (5.9 miles, 9.4 km, direction E)

Tucked away in a quiet part of Borrowdale where streams tumble down crags amongst a patchwork of old pack-horse trails, scenery does not come more beautiful than that which surrounds this peaceful hamlet in the Langstrath Valley...

Watendlath (28 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction E)

A place of great beauty, Watendlath's dramatic landscape inspired writer Sir Hugh Walpole to choose it as the setting for his Rogue Herries series...

Keswick (465 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction NE)

Keswick is a pretty Market Town that nestles between the spectacular Skiddaw Mountains and the northern end of the serene Derwentwater Lake within the Lake District National Park.....

Castlerigg (10 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction NE)

Castlerigg is a favoured destination for tourists, it is easily accessible from the market town of Keswick and is within easy reach of the snaking waters of the pretty River Greta, picturesque becks and fells...

Nether Wasdale (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction S)

Nether Wasdale lies opposite Wasdale Head at the western fringe of Wast Water...

Cockermouth (4 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cumbria (8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction NW)

Cockermouth is ideally placed to be used as a centre for touring the Lake District National Park. It has a High Street seemingly unaltered, and is ringed by some of the finest scenery in England...

Boot (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (9.7 miles, 15.7 km, direction S)

Boot is one of Lakeland's precious jewels, a charming stone village surrounded by towering scenery which includes two of the regions most scenic waterfalls, the Dalegarth Force and Birker Force...

Bassenthwaite (39 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction N)

This is the most northerly of all the lakes, it resembles beaten silver nestling between the sun dappled heights of soaring fells and mountains. Almost at its shores are Barf,.....

Threlkeld (12 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction NE)

This is a magical area of sparking lakes, tumbling waterfalls, high peaks and vast moorland regions...

Eskdale Green (26 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction S)

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Grasmere (402 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction SE)

This tiny stone village is beautifully set between the tranquil waters of Grasmere Lake and the jagged heights of Helm Crag and Nab Scar..

Little Langdale (41 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction SE)

Little Langdale is a delightful hamlet in a hauntingly beautiful area lying above the Furness Fells...

Elterwater (25 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SE)

Elterwater is barely 200ft above sea level, it is picturesquely set beneath the glories of the Langdale Pikes..

Whitehaven (79 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria (12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction W)

This attractive, historic Cumbrian resort owes much to the ingenuity of the Lowther family, who developed Whitehaven as a port for shipping and the export of Cumbrian coal...

Workington (7 Pictures)

in the county of Cumbria (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction NW)

Ancient market town of quintessential English charm, where you could easily swap the modern day cars parked in gracious tree-lined avenues for the horse and carriage of Victorian times...

St Bees (26 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cumbria (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction W)

St.Bees, the most westerly coastal village on the wild cumbrian coast, is a vision of loveliness...

Recommended attractions near Buttermere

Crummock Water (37 Pictures)

(1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction NW)

The romantic setting between high fells gives Crummock Water its character. It is somewhat overshadowed by other better known.....

Whinlatter Forest Park (7 Pictures)

(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction NE)

If you happen to visit Keswick in Cumbria do not miss out on Whinlatter Forest Park, for this superb gift of nature is a real.....

The Bowder Stone (6 Pictures)

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction E)

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Derwentwater (424 Pictures)

(6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction NE)

Derwentwater is one of 16 Lakes set within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. It is one of the most northerly of the.....

Wast Water (37 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction S)

Wast Water is the deepest lake in England at 280 feet deep. The awesome peaks of Sca Fell and Great Gable tower over the wild,.....

Castlerigg Stone Circle (41 Pictures)

(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction NE)

The best time to view Castlerigg Stone Circle is that eyrie time when night is just giving way to dawn. It is then, with a.....

Langdale Pikes (44 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction SE)

These famous pikes rise loftily above the village of Langdale, whilst below visitors can savour the wild and desolate beauty of.....

Cockermouth Castle (1 Pictures)

(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction N)

These wonderful ruins of a by-gone age can be discovered in the charming inland resort of Cockermouth, amongst Lakeland's.....

The Lake District (1476 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction SE)

I first saw the Lake District many years ago, when for eight out of my eleven day sojourn, it rained, and rained! None-the-less,.....

Hardknott Roman Fort (3 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction S)

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Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (2 Pictures)

(10.5 miles, 16.8 km, direction NE)

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Dove Cottage (6 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction SE)

Dove cottage in the Lake District is the former home of the poet William Wordsworth and is where he wrote much of his famous.....

Muncaster Castle (33 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction S)

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St Bees Head (7 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction W)

These are the only cliffs on the coast of Cumbria, and it here visitors can catch a glimpse of the sheer drama of sea-birds, for.....

Tarn Hows (98 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction SE)

This exceptional magical landscape is known as Beatrix Potter Country. For it is here amongst Lakeland's magnificent tarns and.....

Brothers Water (10 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction E)

Dorothy Wordsworth (c.1771-1855, diarist, poet, sister of William ) referred to it as "..the glittering lively lake..". The.....

Windermere Steamboat Museum (1 Pictures)

(18.6 miles, 30.0 km, direction SE)

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Lake Windermere (148 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction SE)

This is the Lake District National Park's most dazzling resort as well as being England's largest natural lake. It is surrounded.....

Haweswater (7 Pictures)

(19.3 miles, 31.1 km, direction E)

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Dalemain House & Gardens (19 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.2 km, direction E)

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