Hardcore hikers head for the higher fells while many visitors to Windermere seem to regard the ascent of Bowness Hill as the height of their ambitions, popping into a teashop whenever tannin depravation kicks in.
So you can walk out of Bowness, Windermere or Ambleside and within a very few minutes, be out on the breezy tops - enjoying panoramic views of the lake and the company of ravens and buzzards.