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Outlying Fell — South LakelandAlso a Birkett

Lord's Seat (Crookdale) (Lord's Seat - High House Fell)

Lord's Seat at 524m (1,719ft) is an Outlying Fell on the broad moorland above the Bannisdale and Crookdale valleys south of Shap, giving views across the limestone upland and east towards the Pennines.

524 m
Height
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524 mOutlying Fell — South Lakeland✓ summit is also a Birkett+2 bonus Birketts within 3 km

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

Modelled guidance for the 524 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 35 mph, 12.3 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌧️
16° / 14°
💨 35 mph
🌧 12.3 mm (98%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌧️
16° / 13°
💨 32 mph
🌧 2.4 mm (98%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
14° / 6°
💨 28 mph
🌧 0.6 mm (63%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
16° / 3°
💨 26 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (82%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
16° / 4°
💨 15 mph
🌧 3.3 mm (31%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
16° / 5°
💨 18 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (25%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
17° / 7°
💨 17 mph
🌧 0.2 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 524 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

Lord's Seat (Crookdale) (Lord's Seat - High House Fell)

Lord's Seat at 524m (1,719ft) is an Outlying Fell on the broad moorland above the Bannisdale and Crookdale valleys south of Shap, giving views across the limestone upland and east towards the Pennines. Wainwright included it in his Outlying Fells guide as part of the South Lakeland group. A remote, quiet fell on the eastern fringe of the Lake District.

Classifications & hill data
Outlying Fell
South Lakeland
Birkett
Synge
524 m
Height
1,719 ft
In feet
NY 5184 0661
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: A6 Shap summit (layby), about 3.5 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Lord's Seat (Crookdale) (Lord's Seat - High House 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.

2.1 km WNWHarrop Pike637 m · Far Eastern
2.9 km WGreat Howe (Longsleddale)494 m · Far Eastern

Best parking to hike Lord's Seat (Crookdale) (Lord's Seat - High House Fell)

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

A6 Shap summit (layby) — 3.5 km from summit (straight line)
High laybys on the old A6 — Wasdale Pike, Crookdale and Borrowdale (Westmorland) fells.
Directions
Sadgill, Longsleddale (free, limited) — 3.7 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 Lord's Seat (Crookdale) (Lord's Seat - High House 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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