Episode 210 A Day Trip to Buttermere in The Lake District National Park

This week we're going on a little road trip. We're going into the Lake District National Park in the North West of England. We're specifically going for a walk around a lake called Buttermere. I show you a picture of the road we're on in the video, this was taken from Google Maps. So if you'd like you can head to Google Maps and use the man to drive down this road exactly and see where we were. You can search on Google Maps for 'Buttermere Lake, Cumbria, UK'. Alternatively you can put in the Longitude, Latitude of 54.566024, -3.299059. The road name is B5289, once you put the little orange man down on the road you can just click through in a South Easterly direction until you get to Buttermere and you'll be following our route. Places I mentioned today were Crummock Water, Rannerdale Valley and Buttermere (actually 'mere' is an English word for lake so it literally means Butter Lake). Vocabulary Glacier - Big blocks of ice that cut through valleys and mountains, some still exist in New Zealand and South America, but they would have covered the UK during an ice age. Ordinance Survey Map - this is a kind of map you can buy in the UK (they also have a website) which is very detailed and necessary if you want to walk in the mountains and not get lost. Aficionado - someone who is knowledgeable and enthusiastic about something (probably stole this from the French) Connoisseur - an expert judge about the taste of things (definitely stole this from the French!) Scone - a favourite British snack. Sort of a little cake, often with dried fruit like sultanas in. Can be served with cream or jam or both or butter and jam. Push Chair - also buggy, pram - all words to describe the chair on wheels for children. Mobility Situation - just referring to someone who might have limited mobility, need help walking or perhaps be in a wheelchair. Dwindling - to reduce in size or amount

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