Yoke

#3354 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Yoke is a fell in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. It has a height of 706 m and is situated in the far eastern sector of the national park, 6½ kilometres ENE of the town of Ambleside. Yoke is the southern extremity of the long ridge that runs southwards from the fell of High Street. Yoke’s name is believed to be derived from the Old English language word geoc which is similar to the German word joch meaning mountain ridge. ()

Elevation: 2316 ftProminence: 125 ftCoordinates: 54°27'10"N, 2°52'7"W

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Yoke – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kentmere Reservoir, Ill Bell, Froswick, Troutbeck Tongue.

0.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Kentmere Reservoir
25 min walk • Kentmere Reservoir is a water storage facility situated in the Kentmere valley in the county of Cumbria, England. It is located 10.5 kilometres north-northeast of the town of Windermere.
0.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Ill Bell, Ambleside
16 min walk • Ill Bell is a fell in the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria, standing on the narrow ridge between the valleys of Kentmere and Troutbeck.
1.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Froswick, Ambleside
29 min walk • Froswick is a fell in the English Lake District, standing on the fine narrow ridge between the valleys of Kentmere and Troutbeck.
1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Troutbeck Tongue, Ambleside
25 min walk • Troutbeck Tongue is a small fell located in the English Lake District, three miles ENE of Ambleside. It is one of 214 hills listed in Alfred Wainwright's Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells, which makes it a popular attraction for walkers who are aiming to complete all the "Wainwrights".
1.3 miSW
Beatrix Potter
Troutbeck Park, Ambleside
33 min walk • Troutbeck Park is a farm to the north of Troutbeck village in South Lakeland, Cumbria. In 1923, there was a risk of it being sold for development, so Beatrix Potter bought it and kept it as a working farm.

Yoke

Facts and practical information

Yoke – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Kentmere Reservoir

Ill Bell, Ambleside

Froswick, Ambleside

Troutbeck Tongue, Ambleside

Troutbeck Park, Ambleside