Loweswater
Near Buttermere and Crummock Water, small Loweswater lake remains relatively untouched by tourism.
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Loweswater Details
Near Buttermere and Crummock Water, small Loweswater lake remains relatively untouched by tourism. There's an upgraded wheelchair accessible lakeside path around the lake, which travels through Holme Wood, a small mixed woodland running down the southwest side of the lake, and populated by deer and red squirrels. Loweswater is one of the best lakes for swimming in that no watercraft, including canoes and kayaks, is allowed.
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Nearby Parks Around Loweswater
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Loweswater
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0.5 mi away
Loweswater Corpse Road
A Corpse Road is every bit as morbid as it sounds: these are ancient paths that mourners followed on their way to bury the dead.
3.6 mi away
Crummock Water/Buttermere
In the northwestern part of the park, the clear waters of this lake are surrounded by the steep fellsides of Skiddaw slate.
3.9 mi away
Cragg Camping Barn
Cragg Camping Barn is located in Buttermere in Cumbria.
3.9 mi away
Ennerdale Water
The most westerly and remote of the Lake District's lakes, Ennerdale Water is exceptionally clear.
