Yewbarrow
#3255 among destinations in the United Kingdom
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Facts and practical information
Yewbarrow is a fell, in the English Lake District, which lies immediately north of the head of Wast Water. It is 628 metres high and in shape resembles the upturned hull of a boat or a barrow. Yewbarrow is on the left in the classic view of Great Gable and Wast Water. ()
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Nearby attractions include: Great Gable, Green Gable, Sca Fell, Scafell Pike.
2.5 miNEClimbingGreat Gable, Lake District National Park
63 min walk • Great Gable is a mountain in the Lake District, United Kingdom. It is named after its appearance as a pyramid from Wasdale, though it is dome-shaped from most other directions.
2.6 miNEClimbing, Hiking trail, ParkGreen Gable, Lake District National Park
67 min walk • Green Gable is a captivating fell nestled within the renowned Lake District National Park in the United Kingdom. Known for its breathtaking landscapes and rugged charm, Green Gable offers a quintessential Lake District experience for those who seek the tranquility of...
2.4 miSENature, Natural attraction, CliffSca Fell, Lake District National Park
61 min walk • Scafell is a mountain in the English Lake District, part of the Southern Fells. Its height of 964 metres makes it the second-highest mountain in England after its neighbour Scafell Pike, from which it is separated by Mickledore col.
2.7 miENature, Natural attraction, MountainScafell Pike, Lake District National Park
70 min walk • Scafell Pike is the highest and the most prominent mountain in England, at an elevation of 978 metres above sea level. It is located in the Lake District National Park, in Cumbria, and is part of the Southern Fells and the Scafell massif.
1.7 miSNature, Natural attraction, LakeWast Water
44 min walk • Wast Water is a spectacular and serene lake nestled in the remote western reaches of the Lake District National Park in the United Kingdom. With its dramatic and rugged beauty, Wast Water holds the title of the deepest lake in England, plunging to depths of nearly 260...
1 miEChurch, Historical placeChurch of St Olaf, Lake District National Park
25 min walk • St Olaf's Church in Wasdale Head, Cumbria, is England's smallest parish church. The earliest record of the church is from 1550, though it probably predates this, and it is likely that there was an earlier church on this site.
2.2 miENature, Natural attraction, CliffLingmell, Lake District National Park
58 min walk • Lingmell is a fell in the English Lake District, standing above the village of Wasdale Head. It is an outlier on the north-west flank of Scafell Pike, England’s highest mountain.
2.6 miNWNature, Natural attraction, CliffHaycock
66 min walk • Haycock is a mountain in the western part of the English Lake District. It rises between Scoat Fell and Caw Fell to the south of Ennerdale and the north of Wasdale.
2.6 miSNature, Natural attraction, LakeBurnmoor Tarn
67 min walk • Burnmoor Tarn, on Eskdale Fell in Cumbria, England, is one of the largest entirely natural tarns in the Lake District. Its waters flow into Whillan Beck at the tarn's north-eastern corner, which immediately turns south and flows into Eskdale, joining the Esk at Beckfoot.
2.5 miSENature, Natural attraction, LakeFoxes Tarn, Lake District National Park
65 min walk • Foxes Tarn is one of the smallest named tarns in the Lake District of England, situated slightly to the east of the summit of Sca Fell.
2.1 miNNature, Natural attraction, CliffScoat Fell
54 min walk • Scoat Fell is a fell in the western part of the English Lake District. It stands at the head of the Mosedale Horseshoe with its back to Ennerdale.