Lakes
The lakes of the Lake District lie at the heart of its identity – glacial in origin, each one a reflection of the surrounding fells and weather.
Formed by Ice Age glaciers that carved deep valleys into the ancient rock, these waters now rest in long, narrow basins edged by steep slopes and screes. Each lake has its own character: Windermere, broad and tranquil; Derwentwater, ringed by wooded hills; Ullswater, a sinuous mirror of mountain light; Wastwater, dark and austere beneath England’s highest peaks. Together they create a landscape of shifting moods and reflections, where water, stone, and sky merge in continual transformation – a timeless dialogue between geology and weather.
The weather and the seasons impact on the water in many ways. The ever-changing colours of the lake water is an artist’s dream. On those days where there isn’t a breath of a breeze and the waters lay still like a mill pond, allowing for perfect reflections are truly mind blowing and provide an surreal and abstract view of the scenery.
