lakes

Wild swimming boys in Buttermere the Lake District National Park

Wild swimming in Britain: best places to swim, water safety and how to get started

Kielder Water and forest, Northumberland

Walk: Kielder Water, Northumberland

bog asphodel flower close up outdoors

Walk: Greenlee Lough, Northumberland

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Walk: Ennerdale and Haystacks, Cumbria

Lough Navar Forest, County Fermanagh

Day out: Lough Navar Forest Drive, County Fermanagh

Easedale Tarn with rocks and a duck

Day out: Easedale Tarn, Cumbria

Normanton Church, Rutland Water, Rutland

Day out: Rutland Water, Rutland

Wimbleball Lake, Somerset

Day out: Wimbleball Lake, Somerset

The Loe, Cornwall

Walk: The Loe, Cornwall

Loch Maree, Highland

Day out: Loch Maree, Highland

Ullswater, Cumbria

Walk: Howtown to Glenridding, Ullswater, Cumbria

Cadair Idris from the Precipice Walk, Gwynedd

Walk: Llyn Cynwch and the Precipice Walk, Gwynedd

Rudyard Lake Steam Railway, near Leek, Staffordshire

Day out: Rudyard Lake, Staffordshire

Llangorse Lake and Crannog Island in morning mist, Llangorse, Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

The dark history of Llangorse Lake

Lough McNean Lower, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

Guide to County Fermanagh: where to stay, best things to do and boat trips