• Bus: Stagecoach bus 77/A from Keswick Bus Station. Runs from Easter until late October only.
• Parking: At the hostel
• Sea port: Heysham (78 miles) for Isle of Man, Newcastle (103 miles) for Amsterdam/IJmuiden, Troon (142 miles) for Larne, Cairnryan (153 miles) for Belfast and Larne, or Hull (177 miles) for Zeebrugge and Rotterdam
• Location: 400m South of Buttermere village on road to Honister Pass Borrowdale (B5289)
• Rail: Workington (18 miles) for local Cumbrian Coast Line services, or Penrith (26 miles) for West Coast Main Line services
• Airport: Newcastle (97 miles), Leeds-Bradford (115 miles), Manchester (132 miles), Liverpool (139 miles), Edinburgh (144 miles), Glasgow (146 miles)