Drive 5, Derwent Water and the north Lake District
Keswick to Grange
Leave Keswick by the B5289, the Borrowdale road. You follow the shore of
Derwent Water to your right and steep wooded slopes to your left. From Falcon
Crags you get great views over the lake. At the end of the lake you reach
Grange and the start of Borrowdale
Grange to Seatoller
This is the section through Borrowdale, and as the valley widens out you
get splendid views of the peaks ahead. At Seatoller the road starts to climb.
Seatoller to Buttermere
There is a steep climb over Honister Pass (1176 feet) on a steep 1 in 4
road. The mountain scenery and views are spectacular, as you descend into
Buttermere. There are scree covered slopes up to the road on either side
Buttermere to Crummock Water
Pause to enjoy Buttermere lake, Buttermere village and Crummock Water. This
area shows how the lakes are gradually silting up. Over thousands of years
silt from the rivers feeding them has made more than one lake.
Crummock Water to Keswick
After Crummock Water, turn off for Lorton, and at Lorton turn right for
Keswick. The Whinlatter Pass is not as fierce as some in the lakes but the
views are as ever fine. There is a wooded descent with panoramas over Bassenthwaite
Lake to Braithwaite Village. Here you pick up the main road back to Keswick
