Britain’s deepest lake is set in dramatic scenery, fittingly surrounded by some of Lakeland’s most impressive scenes. These include the huge fells of Yewbarrow, Great Gable and the mighty Scafells, including England’s highest peak, Scafell Pike.

The famous Wastwater Screes flank the lake’s eastern shore, which plunge more than 1,700 feet from the crags of Illgill Head down into the lake floor.

The barren remote nature of the landscape around Wastwater divides opinions, but many describe it as the finest scenery in the whole of Lakeland.

A short distance beyond the lake at the head of the valley is the tiny settlement of Wasdale Head. Due to its location at the foot of Lakeland’s greatest fells, it is hugely popular with walkers and climbers and is often referred to as the Home of British Mountaineering.

Wasdale Head also boasts St Olaf’s Church, possibly the smallest working church in Britain today.

Britain’s deepest lake is set in dramatic scenery, fittingly surrounded by some of Lakeland’s most impressive scenes. These include the huge fells of Yewbarrow, Great Gable and the mighty Scafells, including England’s highest peak, Scafell Pike.

The famous Wastwater Screes flank the lake’s eastern shore, which plunge more than 1,700 feet from the crags of Illgill Head down into the lake floor.

The barren remote nature of the landscape around Wastwater divides opinions, but many describe it as the finest scenery in the whole of Lakeland.

A short distance beyond the lake at the head of the valley is the tiny settlement of Wasdale Head. Due to its location at the foot of Lakeland’s greatest fells, it is hugely popular with walkers and climbers and is often referred to as the Home of British Mountaineering.

Wasdale Head also boasts St Olaf’s Church, possibly the smallest working church in Britain today.