Buttermere has to be one of the most photogenic and popular places in the Lake District.

My visit was to include a 5½ mile walk from Buttermere village taking in the waterfalls at Sourmilk Gill and a complete circuit of the lake.

Elterwater is a small village between Grasmere and Ambleside in Cumbria. The village is surrounded by stunning landscapes that make this an ideal location for photographers, offering a mix of mountains, rivers, woodlands, lakes and tarns. My visit was to include a 6 mile circular walk from the village taking in Elterwater lake, Skelwith Force and Colwith Force waterfalls and the iconic Slater Bridge

Tarn Hows is a popular beauty spot in the Lake District National Park, known for its picturesque artificial lake and surrounding woodland. Originally three smaller tarns, it was created in the 19th century by building a dam, a project started by James Garth Marshall and later acquired by Beatrix Potter,who bequeathed it to the National Trust.

Ravenglass is the only coastal village in the Lake District offering stunning views across the estuary towards the Irish Sea. The village is home to the Ravenglass and Eskdale railway and Muncaster Castle.

While the town of Maryport is not within the Lake District National Park, it is recognised as the starting point for the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

The small village of Drigg is known as the location of the UK’s national low level nuclear waste repository but, if that doesn’t put you off visiting, the area has a stunning beach that offers a number of photographic opportunities.

Whitehaven has been designated a "gem town" by the Council for British Architecture due to the historic quality of the town environment and over 170 listed buildings.