Buttermere the Lake District, England

Buttermere the Lake District Loch, Lake, Waterfall in Buttermere, Cumbria, England

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Buttermere lake is set in a magificent position surrounded on all side by the fells. There is a great low level walk starting and finishing in Buttermere itself which follows the lake shore all the way round. It is also a great place to start ascents of Haystacks and Red Pike.

The lake is 1¼ miles long and ¼ mile wide, and is 75 feet deep. 

Its name means "the lake by the dairy pastures".