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Buttermere
![Honister Slate Mine with Buttermere and Crummock Water behind. Photographer - Ben Barden, © CTB Honister Slate Mine with Buttermere and Crummock Water behind. Photographer - Ben Barden, © CTB](/web/20120325151239im_/http://www.waterscape.com/media/images/helpercache/693.png)
Buttermere's location in the mountains, in what is mainly sheep farming country, combined with its great walking opportunities, has always made it a popular tourist attraction.
Buttermere is one and a half miles long, three quarters of a mile wide and 75ft deep. It's owned by the National Trust.