Hugill Fell (Wainwright summit)
Hugill Fell at 318m (1,043ft) is a heathery fell above the Kentmere and Windermere area, its open top giving views of Windermere and the surrounding South Lakeland countryside.
Is it worth going? — Today’s conditions & 7-day summit forecast
Modelled guidance for the 265 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 25 mph, 5.0 mm of rain forecast.
Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 265 m summit altitude via Open-Meteo. Summit conditions are always harsher than the valley — check the professional mountain forecasts before you go.
About the walk
Map & nearby Birketts
Skip mapFree mapping: OpenTopoMap / OpenStreetMap (switch layers top-right). Parking positions are approximate.
Nearest parking: Staveley village (paid/free mix), about 1.4 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.
Birketts near Hugill Fell (Wainwright summit) (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 Hugill Fell (Wainwright summit)
Where we have the data, each parking spot also shows the nearest public toilets and facilities (cafés, pubs, shops).
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 Hugill Fell (Wainwright summit) from Penrith / Ambleside / Windermere
Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com (opens in new tab) or Traveline before relying on a last bus.
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