Whinlatter, Lake District National Park

Name: Whinlatter
Address: Lake District National Park, United Kingdom

#71 among attractions in Lake District National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Whinlatter is a small fell in the north west of the English Lake District, just north of the Whinlatter Pass. It is easily climbed from the top of the Whinlatter Pass, through the Forestry England plantations. The Whinlatter Visitor's Centre, a popular tourist attraction, is on the south side of the fell. The hill is part of a horseshoe around the valley of Aiken Beck. The fell's name originates from a combination of the Old Norse and Gaelic languages. With the Old Norse word 'hvin' meaning gorse or furze, and the Gaelic word 'lettir' meaning slope, the name translates as "The Gorse or furze-covered slope.". ()

Elevation: 1722 ftCoordinates: 54°36'54"N, 3°15'15"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Crag Hill, Scar Crags, Bassenthwaite Lake, Mirehouse.

2.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Crag Hill
69 min walk • Crag Hill is a mountain in the North Western part of the English Lake District. It was formerly known as Eel Crag; however, the Ordnance Survey now marks Eel Crag as referring to the northern crags of the fell.
3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Scar Crags
77 min walk • Scar Crags is a fell in the north western part of the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria. It is one of the Coledale group of fells situated seven kilometres south west of Keswick and reaches a height of 672 metres.
3 miNE
Natural attraction, Lake, Body of water
Bassenthwaite Lake
78 min walk • Bassenthwaite Lake is one of the largest water bodies in the English Lake District. It is long and narrow, approximately 4 miles long and 0.75 miles wide, but is also extremely shallow, with a maximum depth of about 70 ft.
3.2 miNE
Museum, History museum
Mirehouse
83 min walk • Mirehouse is a 17th-century house to the north of Keswick in Cumbria, at the foot of Dodd, near Bassenthwaite Lake and St Bega's Church, on the A591 road. Although still a family home it and its grounds are open to the public and in 1999 won the award for 'Best Heritage Property for Families in the UK'.
1.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Grisedale Pike
43 min walk • Grisedale Pike is a fell in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, situated 4.5 miles west of the town of Keswick in the north-western sector of the national park.
3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Barrow
78 min walk • Barrow is small fell in the English Lake District in the county of Cumbria which reaches a height of 455 metres. It is in the Newlands Valley 2.5 miles south-west of Keswick.
1.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Hopegill Head
48 min walk • Hopegill Head is a fell in the English Lake District in Cumbria. It is located nine kilometres west of the town of Keswick and is well seen from the B5292 road which crosses the Whinlatter Pass.
3.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Grasmoor
81 min walk • Grasmoor is a mountain in the north-western part of the Lake District, northern England. It is the highest peak in a group of hills between the villages of Lorton, Braithwaite and Buttermere, and overlooks Crummock Water.
3.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Sail
78 min walk • Sail is a hill in the English Lake District, lying between Derwentwater and Crummock Water.
3.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Causey Pike
81 min walk • Causey Pike is a fell in the English Lake District. It is situated in the Newlands Valley, 5 km south-west of the town of Keswick.
1.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Lord's Seat, Lake District National Park
31 min walk • Lord's Seat is a fell in the English Lake District. It is the highest of the group of hills north of Whinlatter Pass in the North Western Fells. The slopes of Lord's Seat are extensively forested.