Description: Bassenthwaite Lake, close to Derwentwater, is situated in the northeast of the Lake District, and at 6.4km long is one of the longest lakes in the Lake District. Officially owned by the Lake District National Park Authority, Bassenthwaite is one of the largest lakes being 4 miles in length and 3/4 mile in width, Bassenthwaite Lake is also one of the shallowest @ 70 feet.

Derwentwater is more famous and attracts most of the tourists, which means that Bassenthwaite Lake is relatively untouched and one of the most beautiful of all the lakes in the Lake District.