LakeHidden gem
Loweswater
Loweswater, North West England
A small, quiet western lake with a gentle circular walk and a pub with its own brewery nearby.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 3 hours
Loweswater is one of the smaller lakes and sits away from the main tourist routes. A path loops around the shore in a few hours, mixing woods, meadows and views to Mellbreak. The Kirkstile Inn, a short drive away, brews its own beer.
Good to know
- Start from Maggie's Bridge car park
- Pair with a pub lunch at Kirkstile
- Best time
- Spring or autumn
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Minor roads from Lorton or Buttermere, small car parks
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
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