The summit of Place Fell looking east towards Pooley Bridge and the Pennines beyond |
The superb Place Fell circular walk with stunning Lake District views
Place Fell is a modest Lake District peak with stunning views in all directions and is an excellent walk to do in the Ullswater area. I really recommend the circular routes on this page as the walk is varied, including a nice section along the shores of Ullswater. More often than not the walk is done from Patterdale – however it’s quicker for me to drive to Sandwick (I live to the east of the Lakes) so that’s the place I start from. I always recommend doing the steeper uphill section first to summit Place Fell, wherever you start form, returning on a more flatter route along Ullswater’s edge.
Below are the 2 best Place Fell wlaking routes in my humble opinion from 2 different starting points – Patterdale & Sandwick |
Place Fell circular walk from Patterdale, map route:
Place Fell Walk Distance: 7.7 miles
Time: 4.5 hours
The most popular route to Place Fell is from Patterdale, in an anti-clockwise direction, with the steep ascent at the start to the summit and then a more leisurely return via Ullswater’s edge. |
Place Fell circular walk from Sandwick map route:
Place Fell Walk Distance: 7.5 miles
Time: 4 hours
Here’s a 3D view of the walk route from Sandwick that I took from OS Maps, and you can clearly see the sort of terrain on the route – what a nifty little online tool! Certainly stops you from under-estimating walking routes on flat maps haha |
And here’s a more overhead view of the route to show how the walk loops around the edge of Ullswater on a flatter section once you have summited Place Fell |
Photos of what to expect from this Place Fell walk route from Sandwick
We begin todays walk with a gentle uphill towards High Knott – and we can make out Bleaberry Knott to the right. While it’s sunny it’s a little chilly in the shade! |
The views form Place Fell are stunning all around (you’ve got to believe me here haha) – but not so much when we first arrive at the summit. The skies are nice and dramatic though. |
And just like that the mist starts to clears a little just as we arrive at the summit of Place Fell |
Fortunately once at the summit we get some decent, yet fleeting, views of the surrounding area. Here is the summit of Place Fell looking east towards Pooley Bridge and the Pennines beyond |
The Place Fell summit 🙂 And it makes a good place to take a rest and shelter out of the wind. |
The mist clears again a little on the summit and here we are looking west towards Glenridding and the Helvellyn range beyond (that is shrouded in cloud & mist 🙂 |
Its initially quite a steep decent from Place Fell – and use of hands is required in small parts – but it’s nothing too tricky and is a great little walk for people of all ages. |
We then catch glimpse of Ullswater again looking over towards Patterdale & Glenridding. |
A moody Ullswater – and these Lake District landscapes look amazing whatever the weather |
And that wraps up this Place Fell walk near Ullswater. As mentioned there are two starting points for this walk depending on which you prefer and suits you and I hope this little post inspires you to try out this route to summit the excellent Place Fell, one of the best walks in the Ullswater area.