Buttermere

I don't know, I suppose they were a bit nervous about it.

So I said, let's have a walk around Buttermere.

It all went well.

So yeah, then I set up the group.

Yeah, they are.

And Julia knew that there was, you know, some people wanted to go round that lake, and they didn't wanna not do Buttermere.

Mm.

And she was like, "Right, we'll stop for a biscuit and a cup of tea or whatever, and then, and then we'll carry on and do that." And then the rest of us went back to the house.

She's got a new book coming out in November, and she talked about awe-inspiring nature, that we need awe-inspiring nature for our wellbeing.

And it is that vi- You know, the l- You talked about sitting in the living room of Hasteneth House.

It overlooks Lake Buttermere.

Yeah.

Yeah.

On Lake Buttermere, which is a bit of a spiritual home of yours.

Yes.

I researched it very well for my second book about paddleboarding, all about the Lake District.

So I know Buttermere and it's one of my very favourite lakes.

And it's gorgeous, isn't it? And we were lucky enough, Hasmeth House is right on the lake.

yes it's just right i mean it's what two to three minute walk and you're on the lake you know it's the closest that you could get to be able to paddleboard on buttermere and dip and walk around the edge of the shoreline it's absolutely gorgeous

You've got Borrowdale.

You've got access towards Buttermere.

There's plenty walking across and around you.

So, but you still have like the shops, the restaurants, the theatre.

Here you can also hire rowing boats and get yourself out there a little bit more.

That's also available down at Bowness where you can hire like little kayaks and all sorts of things.

And then Buttermere is completely different.

It's a much smaller quieter lake and it's more about being there and being beside the water rather than on it.

You can't always know where you're going, and that's why you really do need to go in a group.

Of course, we're in the Lake District, so you're going to start, in our case, in a little van that takes you from Buttermere.

I know.

Isn't that a beautiful name? It's the name of one of the lakes.

And you'll see in the show notes about Ramble Worldwide and Hasness House.

They own Hasness House.

And it is a beautiful country home, a big English country house on the lake in Buttermere.

So even after you get back, if you're really a great walker, and many of the folks I was with was, you can continue on your own walk.