Haweswater is one of the lesser-visited lakes in the Lake District due to the lack of facilities and poor accessibility. For this reason, it is also one of the more tranquil areas of the national park.

Bassenthwaite is not one of the more popular lakes, as it is on the northern edge of the national park away from the tourist hotspots of Ambleside and Windermere

Derwentwater is hailed as 'Queen of the Lakes', and is surrounded by some of the most magnificent scenery in the Lake District.

Ullswater is the Lake District’s second largest lake, at 9 miles long and ¾ mile wide. It is best known for its fleet of steamers that provide lake cruises with various stopping points around the shore.

Thirlmere was originally two small lakes ‘Brackmere’ and ‘Leatheswater’, separated by a stream over which was a wooden footbridge thought to have been of Celtic origin.

Crummock Water is one of three lakes in the Buttermere valley. Buttermere, Crummock Water and Loweswater occupy this long glaciated valley leading North and West towards Cockermouth and the coast.

Blea Tarn is a small tarn or lake in between the two valleys of Great Langdale and Little Langdale near to Ambleside in the Lake District National Park. An internet search shows that this is one of the most photographed locations in the Lake District and once you get there it is easy to see why. Here you'll find details of the area, how to get there and some of my favourite photographic locations and scenic viewpoints..

Wasdale is remote, tranquil, and a truly beautiful valley in the western Lake District National Park in Cumbria in north-west England. The name came from old Norse word Vatnsdalr, meaning "valley of the water".