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Buttermere

Inland Water
Walk Leader
Ade Gidney FRPS
Sunday, October 19, 2025 - 10:00
Capacity
8
The lone tree, Buttermere

This is a planned walk along the shores of Buttermere in the Lake District, Buttermere is a beautiful lake, surrounded by mountains with trees on both sides. The trees in Oct should be turning their autumnal colours and with luck the lower sun will illuminate the shores to give plenty of landscape and visual opportunities for photographs.

We will meet outside the Croft House Farm Cafe from where we will walk down to the shore & visit the infamous Buttermere lone tree which sadly is losing more and more branches as it gets older. From there we will walk along the shore, hopefully a calm day with reflections in the lake and views across to sunlit hillsides.

The walk is planned for around 4 hrs max after which we can have refreshments in the cafe. I suggest bringing some lunch & a drink with you in the event you get hungry (I do!!) before we get back to the cafe which could around 2pm or later.

Whatever the weather Buttermere never fails to deliver photographic chances to make beautiful images. Whilst this is not a learning workshop, I will be on hand to assist people with any technical questions about settings, composition etc.

Equipment: I suggest you bring a camera & lenses which cover the range (35mm equivalent) 24-200mm. A tripod could be useful for long exposures involving water or moving clouds but again is not essential. Excellent images can be made with any camera without interchangeable lenses including mobile phone cameras.

Walk Location

Buttermere

Walk Directions

Meet outside Croft House farm Cafe in Buttermere CA13 9XA   What three words :  ///apes.dormant.cakes.

Driving from the The M6, take  A66 to Keswick, B5289 down Borrowdale and over Honister pass (Steep and winding road) Dropping down Honister and past the lake there is parking just West of the village in the National Trust car park (Pay & Display fees apply NT members can use their members card for free parking.)

From West Take the B5292 from Cockermouth passing through Lorton and past Crummock water. The NT carpark is on your right just before dropping down into Buttermere village.

NT Car Park What three words ///void.stems.steamed

There is also a National Park Car park (and public toilets - 50pence) on the right just past Buttermere court Hotel W-T-Words : ///below.messy.grad

Accessibility

The shore of Buttermere is uneven in places and probably not suitable for anyone that has mobility issues. Participants should wear stout outdoor shoes or walking boots.(There is no need to wear wellington boots)

Access to the lake from the car park however is level and wheelchair friendly so participants with mobility issues could attend on a limited basis if they were happy not to complete the full walk.

Feedback Meeting Type
Zoom
Feedback Talk Date and Time
Sunday, November 16, 2025 - 10:00

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  • There is no charge for RPS members, non-members are charged £10.
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