Buttermere Circular

A 4-mile circular walk around one of the Lake District’s glorious lakes.

Buttermere reflections © Simon Whaley

The Buttermere Circular is one of the UK’s Lake District classic circular routes. It’s a four-mile, non-strenuous route that all the family can tackle, especially if it is savoured.

Visit it on a day when the air is still and it’s not a lake you’ll circumnavigate, but a mirror.