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Outlying Fell — South LakelandAlso a Birkett

Brunt Knott

Brunt Knott at 433m (1,421ft) is a heathery fell summit above Kentmere and the Longsleddale valley, giving pleasant views of the Kent valley and the Far Eastern Fells above.

427 m
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427 mOutlying Fell — South Lakeland✓ summit is also a Birkett+0 bonus Birketts within 3 km

Is it worth going? — Today’s conditions & 7-day summit forecast

Modelled guidance for the 427 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 17° to 15°C, gusts to 27 mph, 5.8 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌧️
17° / 15°
💨 27 mph
🌧 5.8 mm (98%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌦️
17° / 13°
💨 25 mph
🌧 0.4 mm (98%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
15° / 6°
💨 26 mph
🌧 0.6 mm (63%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
16° / 2°
💨 26 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (82%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
16° / 4°
💨 16 mph
🌧 3.6 mm (31%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
18° / 6°
💨 18 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (25%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
18° / 7°
💨 17 mph
🌧 0.2 mm (24%)

Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 427 m summit altitude via Open-Meteo. Summit conditions are always harsher than the valley — check the professional mountain forecasts before you go.

Pro mountain forecasts: MWIS · Met Office mountain forecast

About the walk

Key information

Brunt Knott

Brunt Knott at 433m (1,421ft) is a heathery fell summit above Kentmere and the Longsleddale valley, giving pleasant views of the Kent valley and the Far Eastern Fells above. Wainwright included it in his Outlying Fells guide as part of the South Lakeland group. A quiet, unhurried summit in the lower fell country above the Kentmere valley. The views of the Ill Bell ridge to the north are fine.

Classifications & hill data
Outlying Fell
South Lakeland
Birkett
Synge
427 m
Height
1,401 ft
In feet
NY 4844 0062
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

Free mapping: OpenTopoMap / OpenStreetMap (switch layers top-right). Parking positions are approximate.

Nearest parking: Staveley village (paid/free mix), about 2.8 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Brunt Knott (within 3 km)

No bonus Birketts within 3 km — every Birkett near here is already a Wainwright summit, so just enjoy the walk.

Best parking to hike Brunt Knott

Where we have the data, each parking spot also shows the nearest public toilets and facilities (cafés, pubs, shops).

Staveley village (paid/free mix) — 2.8 km from summit (straight line)
For Reston Scar, Hugill Fell and Potter Fell.
Directions
🚺 Staveley, Abbey Square Bus Stop (276m) — Free · Accessible☕ Wilf's Cafe☕ Mr Duffins Coffee☕ Eclec Cafe🍺 Eagle and Child🏪 Inov-8🏪 Merrell Showroom🏪 Pogu
Kentmere Institute (donation, very limited) — 4.3 km from summit (straight line)
Tiny — arrive by 8am or use the verges lower down. Kentmere Horseshoe: Yoke, Ill Bell, Froswick, Kentmere Pike.
Directions

Positions are approximate — zoom the map to confirm. Lakeland car parks fill before 9am on fine weekends.

Tip: pan and zoom the interactive map at the top of this page to spot other potential parking near your route.

Buses to Brunt Knott from Penrith / Ambleside / Windermere

Stagecoach 555
Kendal – Staveley – Windermere – Ambleside – Rydal – Grasmere – Thirlmere (Wythburn & Swirls) – Keswick
Catch it from: Windermere · Ambleside
Year-round, roughly hourly. The backbone bus of the A591 — ideal for Helvellyn (Wythburn/Swirls), Fairfield, the Central fells and anything around Grasmere/Rydal. From Penrith, take the X4/X5 to Keswick and change.

Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com or Traveline before relying on a last bus.

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Maps & guidebooks for Brunt Knott

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