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Lingmell (Ennerdale)

Short entry: no route or hazard notes for this fell yet.

Nearest route starts ↓
427 mBirkett — Western (not a Wainwright summit)+4 bonus Birketts within 3 km

Lingmell at 427m (1,401ft) — distinct from the Lingmell above Wasdale — is a Birkett fell above the south side of Ennerdale, its heathery summit giving views across the valley and towards the high Ennerdale fells.

Summit conditions on Lingmell (Ennerdale)

On the summit on Tuesday 27 October: 13° to 6°C, gusts to 63 mph, 3.2 mm of rain forecast over the whole day, midnight to midnight.

Full 7-day summit forecast ↓

The forecast figures are Open-Meteo’s, worked out for the summit’s height. How we check →

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (opens in new tab)

Parking & buses

Buttermere village (LDNPA, paid)
4.9 km from summit (straight line)
Bowness Knott, Ennerdale (Forestry, paid)
5.0 km on foot from the summit

Parking & buses ↓

Routes near Lingmell (Ennerdale)

No route guide for this fell yet. The nearest route starts we publish, in a straight line from the summit:

Conditions and 7-day summit forecast

Modelled for the 427 m summit (Open-Meteo). Check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

Full 7-day forecast
Tue 27 Oct
13° / 6°
63 mph
3.2 mm (100%)
Wed 28 Oct
10° / 7°
42 mph
3.8 mm (100%)
Thu 29 Oct
10° / 8°
27 mph
0.8 mm (26%)
Fri 30 Oct
10° / 7°
27 mph
0.0 mm (31%)
Sat 31 Oct
11° / 4°
7 mph
0.0 mm (25%)
Sun 1 Nov
10° / 2°
7 mph
0.0 mm (12%)
Mon 2 Nov
8° / 2°
15 mph
0.0 mm (0%)

Taken 27 October 2026, 08:13 UTC; the live forecast replaces it when it loads. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (opens in new tab)

Parking & buses for Lingmell (Ennerdale)

Parking

Buttermere village (LDNPA, paid) — 4.9 km from summit (straight line)
The 'Buttermere lake circuit' route starts 49 m away. Also serves 'Crummock Water shore circuit'. Unpaved surface (OSM-tagged). Toilets on site. Fees: pay and display; coins and cards; RingGo ID 37311 (LDNPA, checked August 2026).
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Bowness Knott, Ennerdale (Forestry, paid) — 5.0 km on foot from the summit
Forestry England car park at the end of the Ennerdale valley road, on the lake's north shore (OS NY 110 154; parking charges apply since 2023) — Great Borne, Starling Dodd, and the long walk-ins to Pillar and Steeple. Fees (Forestry England, read 17 October 2026): up to 2 hours £3, up to 4 hours £6, all day £10; cards only, or RingGo within 48 hours; Blue Badge holders pay; free to Forestry England members; no overnight stays. The last 4 km of road to the car park is narrow and bendy, with few passing places, and there is no vehicle access beyond it.
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Positions are approximate.

Of the pay-and-display machine tickets sold at Buttermere from 17 August 2024 to 31 March 2026, 15% were bought before 10am (our count of FOI/2026.500 ticket data). Contains public sector information provided by the Lake District National Park Authority and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Vehicles are left at their owner’s risk: we list places people park and cannot vouch for any of them. Take valuables with you and leave nothing on show.

Buses

The nearest bus stop we hold is the 77 and 77A stop at Buttermere, outside Court Hotel, 8.9 km of walking from the nearest parking for this fell — no bus route we hold serves it. It is a seasonal service too: 1 November 2026 is its last day of the year (confirmed with the operator, 29 August 2026); it returns on 22 March 2027.

Getting there across the Lake District: Buses · Parking map · By train · By boat

Hazards on Lingmell (Ennerdale)

We have not written a hazard card for this fell yet, and that is not a sign that it is low-hazard. Check the forecast, carry a map and compass, and turn back in cloud if the ground is not what you expected. The National Park Authority’s What to pack page, AdventureSmart’s hill walking kit list and Mountain Rescue England and Wales’s safety page are linked from our what to carry guide.

If you need Mountain Rescue

Dial 999 or 112 and ask for the Police, then Mountain Rescue.

Before you call, have ready: where you are (a grid reference if you can – the OS Locate app shows yours on your phone), what has happened, how many of you there are, and your mobile number.

Then stay where you are until the rescue team contacts you.

If you cannot make a voice call because of a hearing or speech impairment, emergency SMS works only if you have registered first: text “register” to 999.

From Mountain Rescue England and Wales’s guidance on calling them out (opens in new tab) (read 26 October 2026).

Map & nearby Birketts

Free mapping: OpenTopoMap / OpenStreetMap, with SRTM elevation data (switch layers top-right).

Parking, toilets and buses: Parking & buses ↑.

Birketts within 3 km of Lingmell (Ennerdale)

These Birkett tops are not Wainwright summits. Distances are straight lines: check the ground and access on a map before adding one.

2.1 km SLittle Gowder Crag735 m · Western
2.2 km SWIron Crag (Ennerdale Fell)640 m · Western
2.5 km NNELittle Dodd (Ennerdale)590 m · Western
2.9 km ESEBlack Crag828 m · Western

About Lingmell (Ennerdale)

Part of the low fell country south of Ennerdale Water.

Classifications & hill data

Is Lingmell (Ennerdale) a Wainwright?

Lingmell (Ennerdale) is not a Wainwright. It is on the Birkett list.

Selected lists

427 m
Height
1,401 ft
In feet
NY 1412 1313
Grid ref

This is the summit’s grid reference. If you call from anywhere else, give your own position, not this one.

Lists, height and summit position from the Database of British and Irish Hills; the feet are converted from its metres and the grid reference from that position. How we check →

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