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Outlying Fell — South Lakeland

Newton Fell North

Newton Fell at 225m (738ft) is a heathery ridge above the Winster valley between Windermere and Cartmel, giving views across the Winster valley and south to Morecambe Bay.

237 m
Height
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Bonus Birketts
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237 mOutlying Fell — South Lakelandsummit is not a Birkett top+0 bonus Birketts within 3 km

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

Modelled guidance for the 237 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Fri 11 Sep): 16° to 9°C, gusts to 18 mph, 1.0 mm of rain forecast.

Fri 11 Sep
🌦️
16° / 9°
💨 18 mph
🌧 1.0 mm (94%)
Sat 12 Sep
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17° / 10°
💨 36 mph
🌧 21.5 mm (100%)
Sun 13 Sep
☁️
16° / 7°
💨 10 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (33%)
Mon 14 Sep
🌧️
16° / 9°
💨 28 mph
🌧 12.2 mm (89%)
Tue 15 Sep
🌦️
16° / 10°
💨 32 mph
🌧 1.9 mm (78%)
Wed 16 Sep
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14° / 10°
💨 24 mph
🌧 0.8 mm (57%)
Thu 17 Sep
🌦️
14° / 11°
💨 32 mph
🌧 1.6 mm (79%)

Forecast snapshot from 11 Sep 2026, 08:30 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 237 m summit altitude via Open-Meteo. Summit conditions are always harsher than the valley — check the professional mountain forecasts before you go.

Newton Fell North at a glance

Newton Fell North

Newton Fell at 225m (738ft) is a heathery ridge above the Winster valley between Windermere and Cartmel, giving views across the Winster valley and south to Morecambe Bay. Wainwright included it in his Outlying Fells guide. A pleasant, easy walk in the lovely pastoral country between Windermere and the Cartmel peninsula.

Getting there

🅿️ Newton Fell North, south-east (layby 2)
Nearest fells: Newton Fell North (0.6 km). Free (OSM-tagged).
🅿️ Newton Fell North (layby)
Nearest fells: Newton Fell North (0.6 km). Free (OSM-tagged).
🚌 Stagecoach X6
Kendal – Levens – Grange-over-Sands – Ulverston – Barrow (A590 corridor)

Full parking & bus details ↓

Right now on the summit

🌦️ 16°low 9°C
Gusts18 mph

Full 7-day summit forecast →

Classifications & hill data

Outlying Fell
South Lakeland
237 m
Height
778 ft
In feet

The short answers

Is Newton Fell North a Wainwright?

Newton Fell North is one of Wainwright's Outlying Fells, not one of the 214 in the Pictorial Guides.

Where do you park for Newton Fell North?

The nearest car park we hold is Newton Fell North, south-east (layby 2), about 0.6 km from the summit in a straight line. The next is Newton Fell North (layby), 0.6 km out. We only look within 2.5 km, measured straight-line: over longer distances a road may cross a pass and the drive bears no relation to the line.

Routes up Newton Fell North

No route guide for this fell yet. The nearest routes we publish start close by:

Parking & buses for Newton Fell North

Best parking to hike Newton Fell North

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

Newton Fell North, south-east (layby 2) — 0.6 km from summit (straight line)
Nearest fells: Newton Fell North (0.6 km). Free (OSM-tagged).
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Newton Fell North (layby) — 0.6 km from summit (straight line)
Nearest fells: Newton Fell North (0.6 km). Free (OSM-tagged).
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Newton Fell North, south-east (layby) — 0.6 km from summit (straight line)
Nearest fells: Newton Fell North (0.6 km). Free (OSM-tagged).
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Newton Fell North car park — 1.3 km from summit (straight line)
Nearest fells: Newton Fell North (1.3 km), Staveley Fell (2.0 km). Fee not verified — check signage on arrival.
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Newton Fell North, south car park — 1.3 km from summit (straight line)
Nearest fells: Newton Fell North (1.3 km). Fee not verified — check signage on arrival.
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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.

Vehicles are left entirely at their owner’s risk. We list places people park; we cannot vouch for any of them. Judge it on the day: take valuables with you, leave nothing on show, and if a spot feels wrong when you get there, park somewhere else.

Getting to Newton Fell North by bus

The X6 stops at Ayside, outside Snowdrop Villa, 890 m from the nearest parking for this fell. We haven’t mapped a route up it, so we can’t tell you the walk from there to the start. Last bus: Monday to Friday 18:22 towards Kendal (X6); Saturday 18:22 towards Kendal (X6); Sunday no service on any of the 3 sunday(s) checked. Checked against the operator’s timetable, 7 September 2026. Times here are a guide, not a promise — leave yourself more than the minute.

Stagecoach X6
Kendal – Levens – Grange-over-Sands – Ulverston – Barrow (A590 corridor)
Catch it from: Kendal/Windermere (change at Kendal)
Year-round. Handy for the South Lakeland outliers: Whitbarrow (Mill Side area), Gummer's How (Newby Bridge) and Hampsfell (Grange-over-Sands, which also has trains).

Rural routes change seasonally — confirm on stagecoachbus.com (opens in new tab) or Traveline before relying on a last bus.

Hazards on Newton Fell North

No hazard card for this fell. The usual open-fell rules apply: check the forecast, carry a map and compass, and turn back in cloud if the ground is not what you expected.

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Newton Fell North, south-east (layby 2), about 0.6 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near Newton Fell North (within 3 km)

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

Other fells near Newton Fell North