Having lived in Cumbria for years, I enjoyed the article on The Forgotten Kingdom (May). I was particularly interested in the comments about William Rufus’s army, because it relates to my favourite place on Earth.
As you approach Buttermere, at the head of a valley into the Lake District, the road runs right beside Crummock Water. A fell projects out near to the water, making the road take a sharpish bend out of sight. In front of the fell is Bluebell valley.
Legend has it that on hearing about the approach
