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About Buttermere

Even when swirling mist rolls in over the stark fells surrounding Buttermere, the little hamlet remains serene in its simplicity and beauty. These same fells, streaked with snow in winter can make Buttermere a lonely place but in the summer months, it becomes a fell-walkers paradise. Magically set between Buttermere Lake and Crummock Water, the hamlet attracts visitors from all over Europe.

The charms of the hamlet include a bright little beck spanned by an old stone bridge, beside which sits the lovely creeper-clad, Bridge House Hotel. A stone's throw away from the hotel is Ghyll Wood, carpeted with a mass of flowers in spring and summer. The friendly Fish Inn lies at the heart of the hamlet, it has a nearby camping site and a path leading to both Buttermere Lake and, magnificent Scale Force Waterfall. A path to the right of the Fish, takes you to Crummock Water.

The famous Red Pike from which tumbles the foaming waters of Sour Milk Gill are close by and both lakes are overlooked by High Stile and High Crag. However, dominating the scene is haunting Mellbreak, which looks down gloomily over Crummock Water.

The poet Wordsworth wrote eloquently of Buttermere, especially the little church which he found deeply inspiring. Crowned with a two-bell tower, the church was built in 1841 to replace a church from the 15th-century. The church has many treasures amongst which is a commemorative plaque to Alfred Wainwright, famous 20th-century author of the Pictorial Guides to the Lakes. Alfred Wainwright died in 1991 at the age of 84, he had loved and tramped the Lakeland fells for decades.

With a charm and natural beauty quite unequalled, it is not surprising that many artists have been inspired to paint this special landscape. The magnificent painting by Turner, hanging in the Tate Gallery, shows to full advantage the sheer beauty of Buttermere Lake.

Things to do include: lakeside walks, Fell walking, Fishing, Boating, a visit to Lingholm Gardens or the Lakeland Sheep and Wool Centre.

Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.

Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner

Recommended attractions near Buttermere

Crummock Water	(1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction NW)	Pictures
Ennerdale Water	(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction W)	Pictures
Honister Slate Mine	(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Whinlatter Forest Park	(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction NE)	Pictures
The Bowder Stone	(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction E)	Pictures
Lorton Vale	(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction N)	Pictures
Derwentwater	(6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Derwent Island House	(6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Wast Water	(7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction S)	Pictures
Ashness Bridge	(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Castlerigg Stone Circle	(8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction NE)	Pictures
Langdale Pikes	(8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction SE)	Pictures
Cockermouth Castle	(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction N)	Pictures
Wordsworth House	(9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction N)	Pictures
Lake District National Park	(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction SE)	Pictures

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Recommended towns near Buttermere

Loweswater, 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.
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Seatoller, a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (4.8 miles, 7.8 km, direction SE)
Seatoller, set in one of the most beautiful and exciting landscapes to be found in the lakes, gains its prosperity as a centre for climbers and walkers.
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Grange in Borrowdale, 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.
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Wasdale Head, 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.
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Borrowdale, 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.
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Rosthwaite, in the county of Cumbria (5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction E)
Small as Rosthwaite may be, it has magic and serenity coupled with some of the most unforgettable sights in the Lake District National Park
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Stonethwaite, 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.
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Watendlath, 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.
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Keswick, 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...
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Castlerigg, 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.
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Nether Wasdale, 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.
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Cockermouth, 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.
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Boot, 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.
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Bassenthwaite, 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...
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Threlkeld, 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.
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Nearby travel help

Corkickle Station	(12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction W)
Parton Station	(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction W)
M6 Junction 41	(22.1 miles, 35.5 km, direction NE)
M6 Junction 40	(22.3 miles, 35.8 km, direction E)
Blackpool Airport	(53.9 miles, 86.7 km, direction S)
Isle of Man Airport	(63.0 miles, 101.4 km, direction SW)
Buttermere to London	(247.4 miles, 398.0 km, direction SE)

Hotels & Accommodation in Buttermere

Hotel Name	Approximate distance from Buttermere center
Borrowdale Gates Country House Hotel	(4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction E)
Scafell Hotel	(5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction E)
Lodore Falls Hotel	(5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction E)
Highfield Hotel & Restaurant	(6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction NE)
The Kings Arms	(6.9 miles, 11.2 km, direction NE)
Skiddaw Hotel	(6.9 miles, 11.2 km, direction NE)
Queens Hotel	(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction NE)
The Grange Country House	(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction NE)
The Edwardene Hotel	(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction NE)
Keswick Hotel	(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction NE)
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