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Bassenthwaite Lake
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BASSENTHWAITE LAKE
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Is of somewhat greater length than Derwent, but of less breadth,
and without islands. Being further from the mountains, it is not
viewed with the same interest as some other lakes. Its western
side is rather too uniformly wooded, the eastern has a greater
breadth of cultivation, on which side are some fine bays and
promontories; but here the road recedes too far from the lake to
exhibit it to advantage. However, tourists who have leisure for a
ride or a drive of eighteen miles, round this lake, may obtain
some pleasing views; especially from the foot of the lake, and
from some points of Wythop woods. This lake is of less depth than
Derwent: pike and perch are the principal fish; salmon pass
through it, to deposit their spawn in the rivers Derwent and
Greta, but are seldom met with in the lake.
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Buttermere
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BUTTERMERE LAKE,
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Situated in the valley of that name, is nearly encompassed by
superb rocky mountains. It is about a mile and a quarter in
length, scarcely half a mile in breadth, and fifteen fathoms
deep. Tourists visiting Buttermere, by way of Borrowdale, pass
along the side of this lake; those who travel in carriages
generally content themselves with the view of it from a hill near
the village. The distance between this and Crummock lake, is
about three quarters of a mile, comprising some excellent arable
land.
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-- Bassenthwaite Lake
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-- "Buttermere Lake" -- Buttermere
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-- Bassenthwaite Lake circuit
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