Place Fell
657m (2156ft)
The Far Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
The summit of Place Fell is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5ml (13.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,552ft (778m) |
| Time: | 6 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Rooking - Boredale Hause - Place Fell - High Dodd (Sleet Fell) - Martindale - Sandwick - Long Crag (Ullswater) - Silver Point - Ullswater - Blowick - Rooking - Side Farm - Patterdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,470ft (1,058m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
St Peter's Church (Martindale) - Howtown - Howegrain Beck - Christy Bridge - Beda Head (Beda Fell) - Martindale Common - Angletarn Pikes - Angle Tarn (Martindale) - Boredale Hause - Steel Edge - Place Fell - High Dodd (Sleet Fell) - Sandwick - Hallinhag Wood - Geordies Crag - Hallin Fell (Martindale) - Howtown
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 15.5ml (25km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,293ft (1,308m) |
| Time: | 10 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Rooking - Crookabeck - Beckstones - Dubhow - Hartsop - Hayswater Gill - Hayswater - The Knott - Brock Crags - Angle Tarn (Martindale) - Angletarn Pikes - Boredale Hause - Place Fell - High Dodd (Sleet Fell) - Sandwick - Long Crag - Silver Point - Ullswater - Blowick - Rooking - Side Farm - Patterdale
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Place Fell
Angeline Grieveson walked up Place Fell on July 29th, 2024 [with] Anu & Dotty
Ian Ashton climbed Place Fell on August 2nd, 2024 [with] Solo - Ì
Martin Hartshorne bagged Place Fell on March 22nd, 2024 [from/via/route] St Peters church [with] finley [weather] Blue skies & clouds super windy on the tops, stayed dry tho!
Andrew Peate hiked Place Fell on August 15th, 2023 [from/via/route] From Howton off Ullswater Steamer [weather] Clear, breezy
Pete George summited Place Fell on April 8th, 2023 [from/via/route] Martindale [with] Roco [weather] Lovely spring day, warm
Martyn Atherton conquered Place Fell on September 19th, 2022 [from/via/route] C226 Place Fell & High Dodd (Sleet Fell) from Patterdale [with] Paul Atherton [weather] Misty then very Sunny - Loved the route 5 hrs
Christine Shepherd scaled Place Fell on August 17th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walked from Patterdale [with] On my own [weather] Fine but quite windy - Just up & down this one while my husband packed the car & paid for the b & b. Climbed again on my own 9.7.17. Climbed for a third time on a very hot day from Patterdale on 10.08.22; walked down to Howtown & back over Beda Fell & Angletarn Pikes.
Caroline Winter walked up Place Fell on April 2nd, 2016 [from/via/route] The Old Water View Hotel, Patterdale, SE then Northerly along main route & return [with] Andy and Becky [weather] Drizzle, moderate visibility but cloud from Round How to summit - First time climbed. Great for young walker, as up & down in 2.5 hrs. Climbed again in May 22. Weather this time glorious & descended along faint track to meet Ullswater
Tom Mcbeath climbed Place Fell on January 15th, 2022 [from/via/route] Walked from Hartsop Fold - [with] Ursula [weather] dry - Visibility excellent & saw a couple of herd of deer over on the side of Beda Fell
John Ramsbottom bagged Place Fell on May 2nd, 2022 [from/via/route] Howtown, walk c304 [with] Skratch and Lola [weather] misty then fine weather - solo walk with dogs
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Place Fell
The Ullswater Water Steamer docked at Glenridding
with Place Fell in the background
Place Fell, Grisedale and the lower slopes of St Sunday Crag (right) from below Hole-in-the-Wall
Early Morning Mist nr Hartsop Village with The Angletarn Pikes and Place Fell in the background
*Beda Head (Beda Fell) with Place Fell beyond (left), Ullswater and Hallin Fell (right) from Steel Knotts (Pikeawassa)
Glenridding Dodd (left), Ullswater and Place Fell from near Hole-in-the-Wall on the lower slopes of Helvellyn
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