James Forrest takes in four Wainwrights on a high-level loop
RUMMOCK WATER has always lived in the shadow of its neighbour Buttermere. Buttermere is forever lavished with praise and attention, whilte poor old Crummock Water goes somewhat unnoticed and unloved. But this is an injustice. Flanked by the shapely outline of Mellbreak to the west and the domineering bulk of Grasmoor to the east, Crummock Water is a place of beauty and intriguing dichotomy. With typical wordsmith flair, Alfred Wainwright described Crummock Water as
