YHA Buttermere

Picnic tables
Picnic tables
Nature on site
Yha buttermere sign
One of the pitches on site
Pitches on site
Self-catering kitchen
Self-catering kitchen
Seating area
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  • A site in the wooded grounds of a youth hostel with fell, lake views
  • A 15-minute walk to Lake Buttermere and 20 to Crummock Water
  • Self-catering kitchen, café-bar, restaurant, living room and library
Lounge in the Lake District at YHA Buttermere, where you’ll pitch up in this youth hostel’s grounds on wooden platforms set inside a tree-lined area with lovely views of Lake Buttermere and Cumbria’s lofty peaks just outside... When not wandering (lonely as a cloud, as Lake District lover Wordsworth might poetically spout) in all this nature, access to the facilities in the hostel – from the self-catering kitchen to the café-bar and restaurant – mean you’re bound to stay comfortable. The drying room will come in handy (in case you fall fully clothed into one of the lakes or it rains while on walks) and a key code means entering the youth hostel’s historical building is easy even when the receptionists have packed up and gone home. If you fancy heading back out and about, roams can be had straight from the grounds – the famed Haystacks trail is just one available – and gentle jaunts around Buttermere and Crummock Water (the banks of either are a 15- and 20-minute walk away, respectively) are also top ways to while away the time. If you’re one for wild swimming, (bracing) dips are also to be had in both. Or does sitting in the saddle suit you better? Rides to the scenic Loweswater Fells take 25 minutes from YHA Buttermere; pedal your way back to the park later on for a beer from the licensed bar and a board game tournament in the living room...

Campground type

Tent sites 8
Open all year
Opens

Languages spoken

English

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Features

No dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Small (11-25 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Location

YHA Buttermere

Buttermere

Buttermere

Cumbria

England

CA13 9XA

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

54.54036°N
-3.27155°W

Nearest transport

Bus
6.7 mi Bus Station
9.2 mi Gallowbarrow
9.2 mi Fairfield Junior School
Rail
12.5 mi Corkickle Rail Station
12.6 mi Parton Rail Station
12.7 mi Whitehaven Rail Station
Ferry
4.9 mi High Brandelhow Ferry Landing
5.2 mi Low Brandelhow Derwentwater Ferry Landing
5.3 mi Hawes End Derwentwater Ferry Landing

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Saunter over to Crummock South Beach for lazy paddles at this lakeside sunbathing spot 20 minutes’ walk away or have a harder hike through the sprawling greenery of the popular Cat Bells fell (around the same distance). Instead of heading upwards for views of Lakeland, trips to Honister Slate Mine will get you going underground on educational tours (10 minutes’ drive) in England’s last working slate mine, while the Castlerigg Stone Circle is an equally historical – not to mention atmospheric – hotspot similar to a mini Stonehenge (half an hour away). Up for an authentic Cumbrian ale after all that learning? Jennings Brewery Shop (plus tours) is 25 minutes’ drive – try not to sup too much though as you may want to carry on towards other top sights such as Wordsworth House and Garden afterwards, the Georgian home where the Romantic poet was born, 30 minutes from the park. To see the abode of another famed Lake District resident, author Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top farmhouse is an hour and 15 minutes’ drive.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Seascale 13.3 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
St Bees 14 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Allonby 17 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Silecroft 22.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Haverigg 24.3 mi Sea PoorN/AN/AN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Whinlatter Forest & Visitor Centre 5.3 mi

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens 7.8 mi

Castlerigg Stone Circle 8.2 mi

Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum 11.8 mi

Ullswater Steamers 13.1 mi

National Trust

Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon 8.6 mi

Wordsworth House and Garden 9.4 mi

Buttermere and Ennerdale 10.1 mi

Grasmere and Great Langdale 12.3 mi

Coniston and Tarn Hows 14.3 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Buttermere - Haystacks - Red Pike - Buttermere 0.2 mi

Around Buttermere 0.3 mi

High Gillerthwaite - Red Pike Ridge Traverse - High Gillerthwaite 2.8 mi

The Gables from Honister Pass 3.4 mi

Newlands Round 3.7 mi

Local events

  • Kendal Calling (Thursday, July 31, 2025 – Thursday, July 31, 2025)

    Penrith, England 22.7 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Offers

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does YHA Buttermere have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is YHA Buttermere dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near YHA Buttermere? Saunter over to Crummock South Beach for lazy paddles at this lakeside sunbathing spot 20 minutes’ walk away or have a harder hike through the sprawling greenery of the popular Cat Bells … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of YHA Buttermere?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  5 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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