Reston Scar

#3484 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Reston Scar is a fell in the Lake District of Cumbria, England. It overlooks the north side of Staveley village, and is listed among Alfred Wainwright's "Outlying Fells of Lakeland" guide. The summit offers good views of the Coniston Fells, the Sca Fells and the Langdale Pikes. ()

Elevation: 837 ftCoordinates: 54°22'54"N, 2°49'58"W

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Reston Scar – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Windermere Jetty, Holehird Gardens, St. James, Orrest Head.

3.7 miW
Museum
Windermere Jetty, Windermere
94 min walk • Windermere Jetty: Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories is a museum on the eastern shore of Windermere between Bowness-on-Windermere and the town of Windermere in Cumbria, England. It reopened in March 2019 after 12 years' closure and redevelopment work.
3.3 miW
Garden, Park
Holehird Gardens, Windermere
85 min walk • Holehird Gardens is an extensive 10-acre site located near Windermere, Cumbria, England. It is the home of the Lakeland Horticultural Society.
0.6 miE
Church
St. James
16 min walk • St James' Church, Staveley is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Staveley, Cumbria. Its benefice is united with that of St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere; St Anne's Church, Ings; St Cuthbert's Church, Kentmere; Jesus Church, Troutbeck and St Mary's Church, Windermere.
2.9 miW
Lookout, Historic walking areas, View point
Orrest Head, Windermere
74 min walk • Orrest Head is a hill in the English Lake District on the eastern shores of Windermere. It is the subject of a chapter in Wainwright's The Outlying Fells of Lakeland, and the first fell he climbed.
4.5 miSW
Museum, Art museum, Historical place
Blackwell, Windermere
116 min walk • Blackwell is a large house in the English Lake District, designed in the Arts and Crafts style by Baillie Scott. It was built in 1898–1900, as a holiday home for Sir Edward Holt, a wealthy Manchester brewer.
3.6 miNE
Valley
Longsleddale
92 min walk • Longsleddale is a valley and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of the English county of Cumbria. It includes the hamlet of Sadgill. The parish has a population of 73.
3.3 miN
Church
St Cuthbert's Church
85 min walk • St Cuthbert's Church, Kentmere is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Kentmere, Cumbria. Its benefice is united with that of St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere; St Anne's Church, Ings; St James' Church, Staveley; Jesus Church, Troutbeck and St Mary's Church, Windermere.
3.1 miW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Mary's Church, Windermere
80 min walk • St Mary's Church is in the town of Windermere, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
1.9 miNE
Hill
Potter Fell, Windermere
48 min walk • Potter Fell is a fell near the villages of Burneside and Staveley, Cumbria, England. A number of tarns are present on the fell, including Gurnal Dubs Tarn and Potter Tarn.
2.3 miSW
Hill
School Knott, Windermere
59 min walk • School Knott is a hill in the Lake District, England, to the east of Windermere town, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. His recommended route starts at Windermere railway station and includes Grandsire at 818 feet and a nameless summit at 806 feet.
0.9 miNW
Hill
High Knott, Windermere
23 min walk • High Knott, marked on some Ordnance Survey maps as Williamson's Monument, is a hill in the eastern part of the English Lake District, near Staveley, Cumbria. The monument on its summit was built by the Reverend T.