Lord's Seat (Whinlatter)
552m (1812ft)
The North Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
The summit of Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5ml (8km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,533ft (467m) |
| Time: | 3½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Whinlatter Forest Park - Thwaitehill Knotts - Beckstone Plantation - Beckstone Gill - Barf - Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) - Whinlatter Forest Park
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,039ft (926m) |
| Time: | 6.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Whinlatter Forest Park - Thwaitehill Knotts - Beckstone Plantation - Beckstone Gill - Barf - Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) - Broom Fell - Graystones - Scawgill Bridge - Whinlatter (Brown How) - Whinlatter (Whinlatter Top) - Whinlatter Forest Park
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14.5ml (23km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,703ft (1,433m) |
| Time: | 10 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Whinlatter Forest Park - Thwaitehill Knotts - Beckstone Plantation - Beckstone Gill - Barf - Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) - Broom Fell - Low Burthwaite Wood - Kelswick Farm - Sale Fell - Dodd Crag - Eskin Farm - Corpse Road - Ling Fell (Wythop) - Wythop Moss - Graystones - Scawgill Bridge - Whinlatter (Brown How) - - Whinlatter (Whinlatter Top) - Whinlatter Forest Park
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Lord's Seat (Whinlatter)
Sarah Gunn walked up Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on March 31st, 2024 [from/via/route] Lord's Seat & Graystones from Whinlatter Forest Park [with] Martin Gunn - Missed out Barf
Mr M A Blanchard climbed Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on January 3rd, 2024 [from/via/route] SPOUT FORCE CAR PARK [with] Ted, Florence, Millie and Woodie [weather] Cold, cloudy
David Higginbottom bagged Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on July 8th, 2023 [from/via/route] Route 183 [with] Carolyn [weather] Clear day
Christine Shepherd hiked Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on July 31st, 2009 [from/via/route] Walked from Whinlatter Forest Park [with] On my own [weather] Rather overcast with rain in the afternoon. - Got rather muddled at the start of this walk with all the different paths in the forest but had a lovely walk once I got out on the fells. Didn't actually bag Whinlatter itself on this occasion due to the rain. Climbed again on 21.6.19 while bagging Ullister Hill & again on 12.6.21 Climbed for a fourth time on 24.07.23.
Geoff Hand summited Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on July 13th, 2023 [from/via/route] WalkC183. Lords Seat & Greystones from Whinlatter Forrest Park. Set out from Whinlatter Forest Park via Combe Beck & Beckstone Plantation & then popped out onto the hill & upto Barf. From here we followed the ridge onto Lord's seat. [with] Tess (Jack Russell) [weather] Windy day with high cloud & sunny intervals.
Rob Prikanowski conquered Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on June 5th, 2023 [from/via/route] c183 [weather] Sunny & warm.
Paul Roddam scaled Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on February 5th, 2019 [with] Tom, Barb [weather] Sunny
Carl Murphy walked up Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on July 23rd, 2021 [from/via/route] Whinlatter [weather] Misty, raining
Ian Ashton climbed Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on September 17th, 2022 [with] Jph
Clare Tait bagged Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on August 11th, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked opposite Swan Hotel. Took route which avoids "The Bishop" [with] Charlie [weather] Very warm & sunny. Needed to commence the route early to avoid the heat. - Our no 83 Wainwright. Completed after Barf. Pleasant grassy top. Sadly, the heat meant no more tops, but a lovely cool descent through the forest.
Paul Macey hiked Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on July 29th, 2022 [from/via/route] C183 [with] Luke [weather] Sunny intervals/high cloud
David Butterfield summited Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on July 3rd, 2022 [from/via/route] Scawgill Bridge [weather] Changeable
Richard Fulcher conquered Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on March 15th, 2022 [from/via/route] Parked at the Whinlatter visitor centre & walked steadily up through the Beckstone Plantation woods up to Barf. From Barf we walked across to Lords Seat & then on to Broom. We walked back towards & then around Lords Seat down past Ullister Hill & then followed the forestry tracks back down to the car park. [with] Jen [weather] Cold, bright day - strong winds on the tops. - We should have polished off Whinlatter fell maybe?
Peter Fisher scaled Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on February 3rd, 2022 [from/via/route] Walked from Whinlatter Forest Park [with] Denise [weather] Light Cloud Moderate Breeze
Geoffrey Robertshaw walked up Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on June 12th, 2021 [from/via/route] Up from road [with] Wife [weather] Great - Great Views at the top
Iain Jones climbed Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on May 25th, 2021 [from/via/route] Whinlatter Forest Park (Trail Run).
Kate Peacock bagged Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on May 1st, 2021 [from/via/route] From Whinlatter [with] Sheila & Skye [weather] Decent weather for most of the walk. Mainly sunny with some cloud, avoided the rain & little wind. - First walk back after the winter & lockdowns & it felt good. We did Whinlatter summit & Whinlatter Top in case we had the wrong one. Great morning.
Tim Winn hiked Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on October 11th, 2020 [from/via/route] Bassenthwaite [weather] Misty
Claire Murray summited Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on October 18th, 2020 [from/via/route] From Scawgill Bridge around Whinlatter [with] Vitor and Rita [weather] Cloudy but lovely - Lovely walk, easy going but took 7hrs
Christina Lander conquered Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on October 17th, 2020 [from/via/route] Powter How - The Bishop - Barf - Lord's Seat - Broom Fell - Graystones - Whinlatter - Powter How [with] Dick [weather] Bright start, then in the clouds as we walked along the ridge, but then brightened up by lunch time - Quite a scramble up past The Bishop onto Barf, & then very steep down to Powter How at the end. Lovely walk.
Richard Marshall scaled Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on September 27th, 2020 [from/via/route] From Car park near Whinlatter (Spout Force) [with] Bo & Roxy [weather] Warm Sunny
Darren Wilson walked up Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on August 15th, 2020 [from/via/route] Barf, Lords Seat, Broom Fell, Graystones [with] Mike, Chris & Dan [weather] Hot & Humid! - Clear day good views
Adrian Howard climbed Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on September 26th, 2017 [from/via/route] Scawgill Bridge car park
Richard Marchant bagged Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on June 3rd, 1997 [from/via/route] Part mountain biking walking day on our own bikes on the forest tracks ditching the bikes to walk up to Lord's Seat & have a pic nic lunch. We were in the Lakes on our Honeymoon :-) [with] My wife Alison whilst we were on Honeymoon in the Lakes staying at her Uncle & Auntie's B&B in Keswick. [weather] Dry & fine weather. - A honeymoon Week
Simon Boddy hiked Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on September 14th, 2019 [with] HF Holidays [weather] Sunny but windy at the summit
Bill Salisbury summited Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on March 10th, 2012 [from/via/route] Bassenthwaithe [with] Sue [weather] Sunny
Charlotte Hill conquered Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on August 4th, 2019 [from/via/route] Green route from Whinlatter Lords Seat & round to Barf [with] Lewis and Alex [weather] Dry - 3 hours of the history of Fortnite
Andrew Johnson scaled Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on May 1st, 2019 [from/via/route] Whinlatter car park. [with] Fell Race [weather] Lovely evening
Chris Kent walked up Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on September 22nd, 2018 [from/via/route] Whinlatter Forest [with] Karen [weather] Clear & chilly
Andy James climbed Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on April 4th, 2018 [from/via/route] Braithwaite [with] Suzie James
Vic Royle bagged Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on July 6th, 2018 [from/via/route] Grisedale Forest (Whinlatter) & Bodell Cottage [with] Team Wiggle [weather] First day of clouds - Tears, fears & a Stagecoach bus ride home
Richard Beardsley hiked Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on June 12th, 2018 [from/via/route] Walked route c252. From Whinlatter Forest Park. [with] Gillian [weather] Sunny, beautiful day. Clouded over at the finish. - Nice cup of tea/coffee on completion of the walk. Time taken just under 3 hours.
Simon Myerscough summited Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on September 24th, 2007 [from/via/route] C183 [with] Martin [weather] low cloud, windy, mostly dry
Rachel Willan conquered Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on February 2nd, 2018 [from/via/route] Spout Force [with] Jacob [weather] Sunny
Neil Bennett scaled Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on August 13th, 2017 [from/via/route] Walked from the Forestry Commission site at Darling How via Graystones & Broom Fell. [with] Pam Bennett, Oliver Bennett, Thomas Bennett. [weather] Sunny with light cloud.
Derek Parkin walked up Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on March 25th, 2016 [from/via/route] Broom Fell [with] Lynn Parkin [weather] brezzy
Andy Jakob climbed Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) during 2016 [with] AFWC Me and Colin and Connor [weather] Sunny
Beth Webster bagged Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on April 27th, 2014 [with] Hannah phillips
Chris Sheard hiked Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on April 30th, 2015 [from/via/route] Up from Whinlatter [with] Solo [weather] Pleasant good views not at all tiring - Enjoyed the circuit. Great view over Solway. Nice folk to chat to
Dave Gay summited Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on April 22nd, 2017 [from/via/route] From Cokermouth Travellodge to Thornthwaite via Embleton High Common, Kirk Fell, Graystones, Widow Hause, Broom Fell, Lord's Seat & Barf. [with] Nathaniel [weather] Sunny
Lindsay Goodall conquered Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) during April, 2016 [from/via/route] From Whinlatter Forest up to Lord's Seat, on to Barf (too windy for a photo) & back to Whinlatter Forest. [weather] Dry, clear but very windy on the summit. Had to hold on to each other. - Gruffalo spotting
Leon Harvey scaled Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on January 29th, 2017 [with] Solo [weather] snow
Mark Davidson walked up Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on March 17th, 2005 [with] Mike [weather] Grey & low cloud
Anthony Scott climbed Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on September 17th, 2016 [from/via/route] Scawgill Bridge car park [with] me [weather] 16 degrees, few white clouds & very sunny - Difficult to navigate from the forest paths
Victoria Bates bagged Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on July 27th, 2016 [from/via/route] Whinlatter visitor centre [with] Mark - With Barf
Dave Eyes hiked Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on July 9th, 2016 [from/via/route] Whinlatter Visitor Centre [with] Christine Eyes [weather] Wet & windy
Jon Mapp summited Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on June 25th, 2016 [from/via/route] C183 [with] Suzzanné, Caroline and Robin [weather] Good clear day not too warm - drizzle at the end - great views - At the end of the walk through the forest to Whinlatter the path seems to have changed - no clear route to the top.
Michael Nolan conquered Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on April 26th, 2016 [from/via/route] from Scawgill bridge [weather] all 4 seasons in 1 day
Andrew Wood scaled Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on March 20th, 2016 [from/via/route] From Trail [with] Adele [weather] Warm & sunny
Mark Luckett walked up Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on October 22nd, 2015 [from/via/route] Scawgill car park to Gravestones, Broom Fell & Lords Seat [with] Susan Luckett [weather] Horribly windy & very cold. - Birthday girl. Very steep ascent to start with & extremely windy. Struggled to stand up at times.
John Almond climbed Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on August 8th, 2015 [from/via/route] go4awalk c183 - From Whinlatter Forest Park Visitors Centre - Barf - Lord's Seat - Broom Fell - Graystones. Didn't do Whinlatter [weather] Sunny with scattered clouds. fresh wind on tops - Didn't do Whinlatter due to missing a path in the forest & feeling rather knackered! Returned to car along road south of Whinlatter.
Paul Peppiate bagged Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on August 9th, 2015 [from/via/route] Whinlatter Forest [with] Ann and Jessica [weather] Cloudy start but some sunny spells later - Lovely walk up through the forest.
Nick Dobson hiked Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on July 22nd, 2015 [from/via/route] Winllatter visitor centre [with] Margaret & Ralph [weather] Cloudy with light showers - Also baggedi Barf @ Broom Fell
Claire Lloyd summited Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on April 12th, 2007 [from/via/route] Visitors centre [with] Family
Jean Nichol conquered Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on April 9th, 2015 [from/via/route] Thorthwaite [with] Self [weather] Sunny & hot
Stephen Reader scaled Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on May 21st, 2015 [from/via/route] From Whinlatter [with] Bev & Afia
Jane Crowther walked up Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on May 7th, 2015 [from/via/route] Whinlatter Forest [with] Thomas [weather] Sunny
David Noble climbed Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on April 18th, 2015 [from/via/route] Whinlatter Forest [with] Jack [weather] Sunny
Tracey Cowell bagged Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on December 3rd, 2014 [with] On my own [weather] Sunny & frosty
Kevin Parnham hiked Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on November 3rd, 2014 [from/via/route] From who latter via Broom Hill [with] Jo [weather] Showery day which became more continuous during the day - Seemed a long & wet day
Angela O'neill summited Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on July 9th, 2014 [from/via/route] Whinlatter Pass [with] John [weather] dry & sunny
Joanne Mcgawley conquered Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on June 6th, 2014 [with] Rich [weather] Warm - 10.81 miles
Phillip Bulley scaled Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on July 6th, 2014 [from/via/route] Whinlatter, Graystones & Broom Fell. [with] Judith and Toby. [weather] Sunny
Keith Eastman walked up Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on June 11th, 2014 [from/via/route] c183
Harry Meijer climbed Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on June 12th, 2014 [from/via/route] Above Whinlatter [with] The Lake District Walker
Clive Ward bagged Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on February 21st, 2014 [from/via/route] Cottage in the Woods, Whinlatter, Barf, Broom Fell [with] Hazel [weather] See Barf
Graham Coules hiked Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on April 28th, 2012 [with] Dale [weather] Windy & cold
Sandra Wallace summited Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) during June, 2013 [from/via/route] From whinlatter visitors centre [with] Ian [weather] Cloudy on top - New knee ok, waiting for second knee op quite painful
Chris Bramley conquered Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on February 2nd, 2014 [from/via/route] Whinlatter [with] Jaqui, Blake Darren [weather] Cold windy
Jacqueline Debbie Tonks scaled Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on January 19th, 2014 [from/via/route] Whinlatter - Spout force car park [with] Pete Tonks [weather] Showers, good views
Gill Watson walked up Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) during October, 2010 [from/via/route] to lords seat [with] Gill
Elaine Evans climbed Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on November 30th, 2013 [from/via/route] From Whinlatter to Lord's Seat [with] Sue [weather] Lovely sunny weather when we set out to summit, clouded over as we left Lord's Seat but stayed fine. - Lots of man-made paths through trees.
Tim Buckley bagged Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on February 20th, 2012 [from/via/route] Circular walk from Whinlatter Pass via Barf. [with] Lynne. [weather] Horizontal freezing rain driven by gale force winds. - The weather was impossible, we walked doubled up to Lords Seat to keep the freezing rain off our faces, nearly blown off my feet on the top, water proof covers on the ruck sacks ripped off by the wind. Enough was enough, turned back at this point.
Darren Mortimer hiked Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on August 3rd, 2013 [from/via/route] Whinlatter Pass [with] Dermot Palmer [weather] Warm & very windy
Les Wrightson summited Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on June 15th, 2013 [from/via/route] c183 [with] tan [weather] good sunny spells
Tony Aspden conquered Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on May 17th, 2010 [from/via/route] From Lorton [with] Andy [weather] Sunny
John Tippins scaled Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on April 6th, 2013 [from/via/route] Barf [with] just me [weather] sunny, bright
Iain Taylor walked up Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on March 30th, 2013 [from/via/route] Whinlatter Forest Park NY 20774 24465
Dale Verrall climbed Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on August 29th, 2010 [from/via/route] Bassenthwaite - Walk number C183 [with] Rachel [weather] Sunny but windy
Martin Cowell bagged Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on February 20th, 2013 [with] Suzanne [weather] Cold, dry & sunny
Wayne Baxter hiked Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on April 22nd, 2011 [from/via/route] Powter How, Barf, Lord Seat, Broom Fell, Powter How [with] Sue, Trevor & Wendy [weather] Sunny
Gerry Smith summited Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on July 13th, 2012 [from/via/route] From Scawgill Bridge, Greystones, Broom Fell . [with] Alone [weather] Sunny & breezy - stayed at Cockermouth YHA
Charlie Housley conquered Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on May 13th, 2012 [from/via/route] From Darling How Plantation. [with] Solo. [weather] Cloudy but dry with very strong winds once above a 1000ft. - Very hard going due to the two fells walked this morning & the three walked yesterday. Think they have taken a lot out of the tank.
Lisa Cooke scaled Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on May 5th, 2012 [from/via/route] whinlatter [with] alan [weather] nice
Christine Knowles walked up Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on September 23rd, 2011 [from/via/route] Thornthwaite, Barf [with] Graham [weather] Dull
Stephen Byrne, Katherine Bonner, Patrick Rogozinski, Andrew Thornton, Peter Thwaites, Dawn Roberts, Dale Sexton, Jane Wilkinson, Jenny Godfrey, David Kelley, Melanie Dunn, David Kelley, David Watson, David Shaw, John Walter, Robert Maclean, Emma Cole, David Laws, Louis Smith, Elaine Grayson, Steve Frank, Paul Woodburn, David Buttress, Mike Wilson, Pam Armstrong, Patricia Dilley, Simon Duerden, Colin Egan, Jonathan Tobin, Adrian Roberts, Raymond Barnett, Paul Booth, Tracey Cordes, Dawn Parker, Linda Mckeogh, Sarah Lowe, Trevor Williams, Rob Barklamb, Paul Henderson, Louise Sandwith, Gordon Allison, John Cuthbert, Jacqui Smith, Patrick Buckland, Stephen Millington, Andy Nicholls, Jeanette Coward, Ray O'hara, Linda Walker and John Southward have all walked, climbed & bagged Lord's Seat (Whinlatter).
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