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Buttermere South Shore Path

Buttermere South Shore Path

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Buttermere South Shore Path

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Lake District National Park

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Location: Buttermere, Allerdale, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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Mrs Baggins

March 10, 2022

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Alfred Wainwrights final resting place as written in his books “These are his own words, taken from his Western Fells guidebook - "All I ask for, at the end, is …

Stephen Brooks

August 12, 2022

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A beautiful spot to just take a few minutes and soak it all in. Really beautiful but it can get really busy so if you want it to yourself get there nice and early

Andy

January 12, 2024

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Elevation 150 m

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Thursday 13 August

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36 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Location: Buttermere, Allerdale, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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Buttermere South Shore Path

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Innominate Tarn – View of Buttermere loop from Gatesgarth

#2.

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