There are a number of excellent campsite options for campers who want to climb Scafell Pike in the Lake District. Here’s a brief rundown of the campsites near Scafell Pike – we’ve limited this to locations that are within walking distance to the start of the walks so car campers who are wiling to drive […]
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At Walk up Scafell Pike, we’ve outlined all the walks up England’s highest mountain but what about the best circular walks? Here are a few suggestions of how you could combine the routes to form a satisfying circular walk. Scafell Pike via The Wasdale Path and Down via Lingmel While not the most famous horseshoe
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What are the top 10 Fell Walks in the Lake District? Who knows, but here’s a selection of 10 of the best circular walks in the Lake District that we think come close! The only thing we’re certain of is that we’ll have missed out someone’s favourite walk! Helvellyn via Striding Edge Height Gained – 890
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The Lake District boasts numerous fells and countless walks up them, from our very own Scafell Pike, to Helvellyn, Old Man of Coniston to Skiddaw and Blencathra. That’s not to say that there aren’t plenty of easier walks in the Lake District, suitable for families and children. Of course, you’ll know your kids and if
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The Wainwrights are the 214 hills described by Alfred Wainwright in his 7 volume Pictoral Guide to the Lake District fells. The list does not depend on height, merely on the premise that Wainwright deemed the hill worthy of a mention! The more we hear of nit-pickers who want to see if one mountain is
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We know that Scafell Pike is the Highest Summit in the Lake District, but what are the others? Here’s the ten highest mountains in the Lake District: 1 Scafell Pike (978 metres) , Cumbria , Lake District – Southern Fells . 2 Scafell (964 metres) , Cumbria , Lake District – Southern Fells . 3
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While Scafell Pike is the Highest Mountain in England at 978m, there are well over a 100 summits in England over 609m in height (or the historic measure of 2000feet) with at least 30m drop all around. Most of the English mountains can be found in the Lake District, but there are a number of
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