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King's How - Grange Fell

King's How at 392m (1,286ft) is the summit of Grange Fell above Borrowdale — a named memorial tor on the rocky crest above the Jaws of Borrowdale, given to the nation in memory of King Edward VII.

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Bonus Birketts
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Written and walked by Lee McCoy · Last reviewed

392 mBirkett — Central (not a Wainwright summit)+0 bonus Birketts within 3 km

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

Modelled guidance for the 392 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 36 mph, 3.3 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
17° / 15°
💨 36 mph
🌧 3.3 mm (99%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌧️
16° / 12°
💨 30 mph
🌧 8.1 mm (100%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
14° / 5°
💨 29 mph
🌧 2.0 mm (87%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
16° / 3°
💨 23 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (86%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
16° / 4°
💨 14 mph
🌧 5.4 mm (82%)
Sun 2 Aug
🌫️
17° / 5°
💨 18 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (35%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
16° / 6°
💨 16 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 392 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

King's How - Grange Fell

King's How at 392m (1,286ft) is the summit of Grange Fell above Borrowdale — a named memorial tor on the rocky crest above the Jaws of Borrowdale, given to the nation in memory of King Edward VII. Wainwright described the view from King's How looking down into the Jaws of Borrowdale as one of the most beautiful small panoramas in Lakeland. The ascent from Rosthwaite or Grange is short and pleasant. An excellent short walk for visitors to Borrowdale.

Routes up King's How - Grange Fell

Hand-mapped, with GPX to download — full maps further down.

Castle Crag, Brund Fell & Great Crag
14.1 km · ~4.1 hr
Classifications & hill data
Birkett
Synge
392 m
Height
1,286 ft
In feet
NY 2581 1665
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Rosthwaite (NT, paid), about 1.5 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near King's How - Grange Fell (within 3 km)

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

Routes over King's How - Grange Fell

Castle Crag, Brund Fell & Great CragRevised
14.11 km · ~795 m ascent · loop · ~4–5.5 h
Summits: Castle CragKing's How - Grange FellGrange Fell (Brund Fell)Great Crag (Stonethwaite)

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Full route guide ↗

A planned line is a suggestion, not a guarantee — conditions change. Navigate independently and carry a map & compass.

Best parking to hike King's How - Grange Fell

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

Rosthwaite (NT, paid) — 1.5 km from summit (straight line)
Village car park for the central Borrowdale fells and Watendlath ridge.
Directions
🚺 Rosthwaite Village (189m) — Free · Accessible☕ The Flock-in
Watendlath (NT, paid) — 1.6 km from summit (straight line)
End of the narrow Watendlath road — Grange Fell, Great Crag, Armboth fells.
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.

Water & shelter on the way up

On the Castle Crag, Brund Fell & Great Crag route:

🛖 map (8 m)🚺 map (11 m)🚌 General Store (N bound) (68 m)🚌 General Store (S bound) (82 m)🚌 Howe Lane End (S bound) (337 m)🚌 Howe Lane End (N bound) (339 m)

On-route facilities © OpenStreetMap contributors, per route — an absent marker doesn’t mean none.

Buses to King's How - Grange Fell from Penrith / Ambleside / Windermere

Stagecoach 78 “Borrowdale Rambler”
Keswick – Lodore – Grange – Rosthwaite – Seatoller
Catch it from: Keswick (connect via 555 or X4/X5)
Year-round, frequent in season. Serves all the Borrowdale starts — Glaramara, the Scafells and Great Gable via Seathwaite (alight Seatoller, 20 min walk up the lane).
Stagecoach 77 / 77A “Honister Rambler”
Keswick – Portinscale – Hawse End (Catbells) – Grange – Seatoller – Honister Pass – Buttermere – Lorton – Whinlatter – Keswick (circular)
Catch it from: Keswick (connect via 555 from Windermere/Ambleside or X4/X5 from Penrith)
Seasonal (roughly Easter–October). Brilliant for the North Western fells: Catbells, Dale Head from Honister, the Buttermere fells and Whinlatter.

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

My hikes over King's How - Grange Fell (Strava)

1 logged hike pass over this summit:

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