Photographing the Lake District: The Most Beautiful Places to Visit (Fotovue Photographing Guide)

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Having a torch with you is always a good idea as the Lake District doesn’t suffer from a lot of light pollution, so you can get some nice night sky images and you may want a torch to light up any foreground interest. If you could only get one shot during a trip to the lakes district what would you be aiming to capture?

Now, without further ado, let’s take a look at my top tips for Lake District landscapes: 1. Visit during the autumn and winterInstead, if you’re unsure about your fitness level, go slow. Start with easy walks and work your way up. Eventually, you might be running up and down mountains – but I don’t recommend you try it at the beginning! 5. Take food and drink whenever you go out Once owned by Beatrix Potter, it will take you the best part of an hour to walk around the tarn – but arguably the best viewpoint is from near the Scott Memorial (east side), which provides a high, far reaching view of the tarn in context with its mountainous surroundings.

If you find yourself in England and craving some landscape photography, head up to this beautiful little corner of the country but be warned, it’s a popular place. To best avoid the crowds, plan your trip in the offseason. Winter makes for beautiful frosty images and you won’t have people ruining your shots! Although the river is the most obvious focal point, my Image above shows it doesn’t necessarily have to be. It’s always worth looking all around for potential compositions. I’s sometimes surprising to find that your most successful images are not always the once you originally intended to take!It’s a short if a little steep climb to the top of the crag, and there are various viewpoints on the way up that give you breath-taking views of both Little Langdale, and as you climb further up, Great Langdale. In this guide, I share plenty of Lake District landscape photography tips to get you started. I’ve also included seven of my favorite locations. Of course, in a place as beautiful as the Lake District, it’s impossible to mention every awe-inspiring view, so I highly recommend you spend some time exploring the area on your own.

Despite being the longest lake in England ( at 11 miles long), and therefore covering a large area, Windermere is often overlooked by photographers and seen as no more than a location to pass by on the way to something more interesting. One of the most photographed buildings in the Lakes. Just near Pooley bridge, go early in the morning and you make get a temperature inversion, making a moody shot. In the above image I wanted to use the drystone wall as a leading line so I was actually looking above the crag and standing on Lingmoor Fell to get this image, but there are many options for compositions on Side Pike itself. It will take you roughly another 20 to 30 minutes to reach the very top, depending on your pace, but it’s well worth the effort. It also gives some great views over the other side of the fell, to Loughrigg Tarn. Viewpoint 3 (Whitemoss Common) Viewpoint 3 (Whitemoss Common)

6. Catbells and Maiden Moor

One of the most remote valleys in the Lake District, take a short walk up the slopes of Great Gable at the head of the valley. Then turn and look down the flat fields and ancient drystone wall patterns of Wasdale Head with Wastwater behind, all beautifully framed between Lingmell and the Wasdale Screes on the left, and Yewbarrow on the right.

While from Waterhead in Ambleside, which is situated at the northern most end of the lake, there are some great photographic opportunities looking south down the lake, with boats often moored here for added interest. While there is plenty to explore in the Penrith and eastern areas of the lakes, Ullswater is the jewel in the crown. Being approx. 9-miles in length, it is the second largest lake in the Lake District.The Langdales are incredibly picturesque. Great Langdale is a long, U-shaped glacial valley with steep sides and pretty patchwork fields. The Langdale Pikes – a group of peaks on the northern side of the dale – feature in many of the best views of the area. Side Pike offers excellent and relatively accessible views via a 10-15 minute steep climb. The Lake District National Park, established in 1951 and awarded UNESCO world heritage status in 2017, is home to both England’s largest lakes and its highest mountains. Its rugged mountain landscapes, crystal clear lakes and tarns, and picture postcard villages attract an average of 17 million tourists a year (probably more in recent times). I also offer an annual bestselling Lake District Calendar, two landscape photography book called Capture Lakeland Volumes 1 and 2, Lake District postcards and mini landscape prints gift items. If you’ve read my description of the best time to photograph Wastwater you’ll already know I highly recommend not being restricted to time of year, or time of day. I would apply this recommendation to all the locations I suggest. Work with what you have at the time – there are numerous possibilities to create some magic here at any time of year, any time of day. Better to focus on compositional opportunities than to worry about if there’s a better time. With camera in hand, right now, there is no better time! Grasmere is another classic beauty spot. One of the best places to park is at White Moss, just off the A591. From here you can explore both Rydal and Grasmere, with Rydal Cave, Loughrigg Fell, Loughrigg Terrace and shoreline views of Grasmere all within walking distance.