England · National park

Family walks in the Lake District National Park

Walks we'd take children on: short enough, safe enough, and with something to look at on the way.

All walks in the Lake District

14 walks

Moderate · New

Aira Force and Gowbarrow Fell

Ullswater

6 km · 360 m · 2–2.5 h

This wide-angle view from the Arnside Knott ridge captures the Arnside Viaduct crossing the River Kent Estuary, where it meets Morecambe Bay

Easy · New

Arnside Knott and the shore

Arnside

7.2 km · 190 m · 2–2.5 h

(Barcelona) Buttermere Lake, with Park of Cromackwater, Cumberland, a Shower - William Turner in Tate Britain

Easy · New

Buttermere lake circuit

Buttermere

8.1 km · 130 m · 2–3 h

Moderate · New

Castle Crag from Grange

Grange in Borrowdale

7.9 km · 300 m · 2.5–3 h

Easy · New

Catbells

Keswick

5.5 km · 370 m · 2–3 h

Moderate · New

Dodd from Dodd Wood

Bassenthwaite

4.2 km · 390 m · 1.5–2 h

Easy · New

Elterwater and Skelwith Force

Elterwater

7.2 km · 170 m · 2–2.5 h

Moderate · New

Ennerdale Water circuit

Ennerdale

11.8 km · 260 m · 3–4 h

Derwentwater from the shore at Friars' Crag in the morning.

Easy · New

Friar's Crag and Derwentwater from Keswick

Keswick

6.2 km · 80 m · 1.5–2 h

Moderate · New

Helm Crag from Grasmere

Grasmere

7 km · 370 m · 2–3 h

Moderate · New

Loughrigg Fell from Ambleside

Ambleside

10.7 km · 340 m · 3–4 h

Orrest Head toposcope, and view over Lake Windermere

Easy · New

Orrest Head from Windermere station

Windermere

2.7 km · 110 m · 1 h

Easy · New

Rydal Water and Grasmere by the Coffin Route

Grasmere

10.3 km · 300 m · 3–4 h

Easy · New

Tarn Hows

Coniston

3 km · 50 m · 1 h