Church of St James<\/h4>\n
The church stands proudly on a small promontory above the road, seemingly enlarging its diminutive stature. It is made of red granite from Sourmilk Gill, which tumbles down the mountainside on the opposite side of the valley. Inside the church, set into a windowsill overlooking Haystacks, is a memorial to Alfred Wainwright, whose ashes were scattered upon that fell.<\/p>\n
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4. Dairy pastures<\/strong><\/p>\n
Return down the hill and take the bridleway on the left past Syke Farm Tea Room. While some believe that the name Buttermere evolved from the Buthar legend, others suggest that it simply means the \u2018lake by the dairy pastures\u2019. Take a break in the tearoom for a chance to sample the wares of these dairy pastures \u2013 their homemade ice cream comes from the cattle that graze here \u2013 then pass through the farm and cross a field, taking a bridleway to the right down to the lake shore.<\/p>\n

Looking for more of a challenge?<\/h4>\n
This 25-mile walk explores two of the Lake District\u2019s most beautiful valleys \u2013 Buttermere and Ennerdale. The hike can be broken into three days, with potential stop-overs on each night at a walkers\u2019 youth hostel.<\/p>\n
Walk: Buttermere and Ennerdale, Cumbria<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>
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5.\u00a0<\/span>Writhing oaks<\/strong><\/p>\n
Once you reach the lake, stick with the main path to enter a thicket of slender oaks<\/a>. Like the metamorphosed women of Roman mythology, the trees rise from a mossy carpet, writhing after becoming entrapped by the spells of a god, their toes curling around rock and becoming roots, their arms and streaming hair caught in a petrified canopy of twigs and branches as they reach for the sky in an act of suppliance.<\/p>\n
The path drops to the edge of the lake, entering a beech, alder and larch woodland, then passes through a tunnel hewn through the rock. The passage was cut for a previous owner of nearby Hassness House who wanted an uninterrupted walk around the lake, and would have provided his workers\u00a0with something to do in the long winter months.<\/p>\n
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