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Birkett — Western (not a Wainwright summit)Birkett top

Hatteringill Head - Whin Fell

Hatteringill Head at 385m (1,263ft) is a Birkett top on the fell above the Calder valley in the far western fells, giving views across the coastal plain and inland to the higher Western Fells.

385 m
Height
+4
Bonus Birketts
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385 mBirkett — Western (not a Wainwright summit)+4 bonus Birketts within 3 km

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

Modelled guidance for the 385 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 32 mph, 1.6 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
17° / 15°
💨 32 mph
🌧 1.6 mm (99%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌧️
16° / 13°
💨 28 mph
🌧 10.7 mm (100%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌧️
14° / 6°
💨 29 mph
🌧 1.9 mm (87%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
15° / 4°
💨 23 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (86%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
16° / 5°
💨 16 mph
🌧 0.6 mm (82%)
Sun 2 Aug
🌤️
17° / 4°
💨 15 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (35%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
16° / 6°
💨 15 mph
🌧 0.4 mm (23%)

Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 385 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

Hatteringill Head - Whin Fell

Hatteringill Head at 385m (1,263ft) is a Birkett top on the fell above the Calder valley in the far western fells, giving views across the coastal plain and inland to the higher Western Fells. Part of the fell country between Ennerdale and the west Cumbrian coast. A remote and little-visited summit.

Classifications & hill data
Birkett
Synge
385 m
Height
1,263 ft
In feet
NY 1333 2475
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Maggie's Bridge, Loweswater (NT, free), about 3.7 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Hatteringill Head - Whin Fell (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.

1.0 km SSmithy Fell392 m · Western
1.4 km SSourfoot Fell411 m · Western
2.3 km SDarling Fell392 m · Western
2.5 km SLoweswater Fell (Low Fell South Top)417 m · Western

Best parking to hike Hatteringill Head - Whin Fell

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

Maggie's Bridge, Loweswater (NT, free) — 3.7 km from summit (straight line)
Small free car park for Mellbreak, Hen Comb and the Loweswater fells.
Directions
Lanthwaite Green (NT) — 4.3 km from summit (straight line)
At the foot of Grasmoor and Whiteside, Crummock Water.
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 Hatteringill Head - Whin Fell from Penrith / Ambleside / Windermere

No regular bus serves the start points for this fell — this is one for the car (or a long approach from the nearest served valley). The nearest hubs are Penrith (X4/X5 & 508), Ambleside and Windermere (555, 505, 516).

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

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