In reply to joe.wahab:
Not a scramble, but a good little round near Patterdale would be straight up Middle Dodd from the north (steep!), on to Red Screes, round to Little Hart Crag and down over High Hartsop Dodd. Park in a layby at the bottom of the Kirkstone Pass. Views are great, and you can always skirt Red Screes if short of time.
Another good short local day would be up Glenridding Dodd and Sheffield Pike, and down via Glencoyne. Or up Place Fell, down via Scalehow Beck and home along the shores of Ullswater.