Wastwater
Wastwater is England's deepest lake, a remote place in the west of the Lake District. 
Wastwater is fittingly surrounded by some of Lakeland's most impressive scenery, crowned at the northern tip by the vast fells of Yewbarrow, Great Gable and the mighty Scafells. The famous Wastwater Screes flank the eastern shore, plunging over 1700 feet from the crags of Illgill Head to the lake floor. Some people find the barren, remote area of Wastwater unwelcoming and lacking beauty (see Thomas Wilkinson's quote, below!), while others describe it as the finest scenery in the whole of Lakeland.
At the head of the valley, a short distance beyond the lake, is the tiny settlement of Wasdale Head, a collection of cottages and an Inn that is popular with walkers and climbers. Due to the remoteness of Wasdale Head and it's location at the foot of Lakeland's greatest fells, it is mostly walkers and climbers who visit the village (which is often described as the Home of British Mountaineering). Wasdale Head also boasts St. Olaf's Church, possibly the smallest working church in Britain today.
Visiting Wastwater from the east involves driving over the two passes of Wrynose and Hardknott - not easy to ascend in a heavily loaded old car, but a very worthwhile experience.