Photo of Scale Force, a lovely waterfall on the south western side of Crummock Water. The waterfall is most easily approached by following the easy path from Buttermere village, but wear waterproof footwear, for the ground can be marshy. |
Poet William Wordsworth immortalised Rev. Robert Walker as 'Wonderful Walker'. Outside the door of Seathwaite's peaceful church is a stone used by Walker to clip sheep. The sundial set upon the stone is of indeterminate age. Note that there are 2 Seathwaites - this is the one in the Duddon Valley! |
Seatoller lies at the eastern foot of the ascent to Honister Pass. The re is a lovely little waterfall on Hause Gill, where it tumbles down to the valley floor. |
Not your usual Lake District sight - a peculiar creature adorns the small museum and visitor centre at Seatoller. |
The lovely gardens of Sizergh Castle, a National Trust property on the south eastern fringes of the Lake District National Park. |
A lovely walk up Stanley Ghyll leads to one of the smaller Lakeland waterfalls. The vegetation is so lush that it seems almost tropical in places. |
The falls at Stanley Ghyll. From here paths lead along the River Esk in both directions. |
Spout Force waterfall is located in a managed forest just west of the Whinlatter Pass. The falls are reached via a lovely path through the forest, and there is a viewing platform from the far side of the falls. In spring the volume of water coming down Spout Force can be quite impressive. |
The prehistoric stone circle of Swinside is one of the best kept secrets in the Lake District. The circle is beautifully sited in a farm field near Crag Hall, on the minor road to Broadgate. |
Seathwaite near Rosthwaite (not the Seathwaite in the Duddon Valley further west!) is known as the place with the highest annual rainfall in England. If you park along the roadside and follow the path over the infant River Derwent for a mile or so you come to a high viewpoint which offers views down to Taylor Gill Force, one of the highest falls in the Lake District. |
The old counties of Westmorland, Cumberland, and Lancashire met near the summit of the Wrynose Pass. Here, the 'Three Shires Stone' marks the point where the county boundaries converged. |
The morning sun touches the hills near Torver, at the southern end of Coniston Water. Torver is a popular spot for walkers, with good access to a variety of paths into the peaks and fells nearby. |
