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Outlying Fell — PenninesAlso a Birkett

High House Bank

High House Bank (495 m / 1,624 ft) is a grassy top on the far-eastern moors between Longsleddale and Bannisdale, on the quiet Shap-fell skyline near Capplebarrow.

495 m
Height
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Bonus Birketts
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495 mOutlying Fell — Pennines✓ 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 495 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 16° to 14°C, gusts to 34 mph, 9.2 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌧️
16° / 14°
💨 34 mph
🌧 9.2 mm (98%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌦️
16° / 13°
💨 32 mph
🌧 0.6 mm (98%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
15° / 7°
💨 29 mph
🌧 0.3 mm (63%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
16° / 3°
💨 26 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (82%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
16° / 4°
💨 14 mph
🌧 3.9 mm (31%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
17° / 5°
💨 19 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (25%)
Mon 3 Aug
☁️
17° / 7°
💨 13 mph
🌧 0.0 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 495 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

High House Bank

High House Bank (495 m / 1,624 ft) is a grassy top on the far-eastern moors between Longsleddale and Bannisdale, on the quiet Shap-fell skyline near Capplebarrow. This is broad, rolling border country — big skies, sheep pasture and few paths — overlooking three parallel valleys from the edge of the National Park. The name combines high (the higher of two tops) and bank (Old English banke, a hillside). A Birkett and a Synge top; walkers here are usually rounding the Bannisdale or Longsleddale skyline, and will likely have the whole horizon to themselves.

Classifications & hill data
Outlying Fell
Pennines
Birkett
Synge
495 m
Height
1,624 ft
In feet
NY 5431 0484
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: A6 Shap summit (layby), about 1.3 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near High House Bank (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 High House Bank

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

A6 Shap summit (layby) — 1.3 km from summit (straight line)
High laybys on the old A6 — Wasdale Pike, Crookdale and Borrowdale (Westmorland) fells.
Directions
Sadgill, Longsleddale (free, limited) — 6.0 km from summit (straight line)
Head of Longsleddale — Kentmere Pike, Shipman Knotts, Grey Crag, Tarn Crag.
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 High House Bank 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.

Other fells near High House Bank

Maps & guidebooks for High House Bank

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