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Lake District
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Lake District

Eight days of Wainwright country: Keswick, Derwentwater, Honister, Buttermere, Windermere, Coniston, Ullswater. Tesla in Penrith; the passes eat range.

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Season: Year-round. Honister and Kirkstone can hold ice into April. July-August is packed. Hardknott typically summer only.

Eight days of Wainwright country: Keswick, Derwentwater, Honister, Buttermere, Windermere, Coniston, Ullswater. Tesla in Penrith; the passes eat range.

Day by day

Day 1

Keswick

A market on a lake. Destination charger.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Keswick. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Keswick
KeswickPhoto: Jim Barton / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Day 3

Buttermere

A small lake under a wall of fells. Charge after 22 percent.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Buttermere. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Buttermere
ButtermerePhoto: ArticCynda / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 5

Windermere

Steamers on the long lake. Overnight Tesla in Kendal on the way.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Windermere. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Windermere
WindermerePhoto: Philip Halling / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Day 6

Ullswater

A quiet night after the steamer.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Ullswater. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Ullswater
UllswaterPhoto: Jonathan Thacker / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Day 8

Penrith

Last Tesla. The fells are still in the rear-view.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Penrith) — typical arrival 22%, about 24 min to 80%. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Honister
HonisterPhoto: Brian Clift / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Quiet charging pauses

  • Tesla Supercharger in Penrith — a calm stop on this leg, about 24 min.

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