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Outlying Fell — South LakelandAlso a Birkett

Gummer's How

Gummers How at 321m (1,053ft) is a small, rocky summit above the southern end of Windermere, giving one of the finest aerial views of the lake in the whole district.

321 m
Height
+1
Bonus Birkett
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321 mOutlying Fell — South Lakeland✓ summit is also a Birkett+1 bonus Birkett within 3 km

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

Modelled guidance for the 321 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 18° to 16°C, gusts to 28 mph, 2.4 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌧️
18° / 16°
💨 28 mph
🌧 2.4 mm (82%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌦️
18° / 14°
💨 22 mph
🌧 0.4 mm (89%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
16° / 8°
💨 27 mph
🌧 0.3 mm (73%)
Fri 31 Jul
☁️
17° / 4°
💨 24 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (65%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
17° / 7°
💨 15 mph
🌧 2.4 mm (41%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
19° / 9°
💨 17 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (27%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
19° / 10°
💨 12 mph
🌧 0.2 mm (16%)

Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 321 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

Gummer's How

Gummer's How, a Lake District fell
Photo: The original uploader was StephenDawson at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Gummers How at 321m (1,053ft) is a small, rocky summit above the southern end of Windermere, giving one of the finest aerial views of the lake in the whole district. Wainwright included it in his Outlying Fells guide, praising the outstanding view of Windermere's full length from the craggy summit. The short ascent from Fell Foot is thoroughly rewarded. One of the most satisfying short ascents in South Lakeland.

Classifications & hill data
Outlying Fell
South Lakeland
Birkett
Synge
Marilyn
321 m
Height
1,053 ft
In feet
SD 3904 8848
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Gummer's How car park (free), about 0.9 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Gummer's How (within 3 km)

These Birkett tops are not Wainwright summits — detour to them on this walk and they are pure profit. Distances are straight-line; allow extra for terrain.

0.8 km NEBirch Fell318 m · Southern

Gummer's How is one of our picked Lake District viewpoints — what you can see from it, when the light is best, and where to park.

Best parking to hike Gummer's How

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

Gummer's How car park (free) — 0.9 km from summit (straight line)
Short, family-grade climb of Gummer's How above Windermere's foot.
Directions
Mill Side, Whitbarrow (verge) — 7.4 km from summit (straight line)
For Whitbarrow (Lord's Seat) — limestone pavement and easy walking.
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 Gummer's How from Penrith / Ambleside / Windermere

Stagecoach X6
Kendal – Levens – Grange-over-Sands – Ulverston – Barrow (A590 corridor)
Catch it from: Kendal/Windermere (change at Kendal)
Year-round. Handy for the South Lakeland outliers: Whitbarrow (Mill Side area), Gummer's How (Newby Bridge) and Hampsfell (Grange-over-Sands, which also has trains).

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

Other fells near Gummer's How

Maps & guidebooks for Gummer's How

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