Crummock Water
A wild and rugged lake, Crummock Water lies in the north west of the Lake District, and is the
middle lake in the triumvirate of Loweswater, Crummock Water, and
the very closely associated Buttermere; It is most likely
that, in previous ages, Buttermere and Crummock Water were a single body of water.
Crummock Water is owned by the National Trust and, due to its less accessible location, it remains a quiet, peaceful spot. This tranquility is preserved by a ban on water-sports, and although small boats are permitted they must be carried to the shore by hand. Crummock Water is around twice as long as Buttermere and much deeper, and it is very easy to spend an entire day soaking up Crummock Water's beauty by simply relaxing on the shores. However, most visitors who come here do so in order to walk the surrounding fells, which include, on the western shore, the impressive Red Pike; the eastern shore rises sharply to the summit of Grasmoor.
Close by is the dramatic Scale Force, the highest waterfall in the Lake District, the water plummeting without interruption for 172 feet.
