My first thought is that you have a big list for 4 days!
Where are you staying? It might be best to just stick to that area, as the roads in the Lakes are often windy and slow, and it can take longer than you think to get from A to B.
My advice is to be adaptable and be prepared to deviate from your list - at this time of year it is highly likely that weather will disrupt your plans. The forecast even suggests that we may get some snow on the hills! Bowfell, for instance, is a big walk up high in remote country, and it would be good to have a Plan B.
Helpful as always Richard. Thanks.
Yep, we're as prepared as we can be for bad weather. If we can't get to do something we won't be stuck for a plan B. We'll just relax near one of the lakes probably, which won't be a problem.
And yep, I know it's a lot to do but we're generally very good at packing a LOT into a short trip. We might need to cut some walks a bit short but we'll see about that at the time. We generally get a good move on while walking and don't make many stops. Bear in mind that the photo spots will be a very quick hit and run and the amount of walking we have planned should be just about doable, but that is why I was asking if we needed to drop one, which would you lose. Bowfell was the one I was considering skipping due to the reasons you mention but then it's not too long a walk and looks very much worth the effort...
We're staying in Grange just south of Derwent Water so we're pretty well situated for most of what we want to do and I'll plan the hell out of the itinerary to make sure we maximise our time spent.