⛰️ Rannerdale Knotts

355 m · Wainwright — North Western Fells · Birketts to bag nearby, parking, buses, my hikes and live summit weather.

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355 mWainwright — North Western Fells✓ summit is also a Birkett+6 bonus Birketts within 3 km

📖 Key Information

Rannerdale Knotts at 355m (1,165ft) is a small, delightful ridge of rocky knolls above Crummock Water, giving some of the finest views of the lake from any fell in the North Western Fells. Wainwright praised the view from Rannerdale Knotts across Crummock Water to Grasmoor as one of the most beautiful lake views in the district. Famous for its carpet of bluebells in spring. The short ascent from Buttermere is thoroughly rewarding for the lake views. A perfect short afternoon fell for visitors to Buttermere.

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

🎯 Bonus Birketts 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.

1.1 km NNELad Hows426 m · North Western
1.8 km WSWScale Knott338 m · Western
2.1 km NEThirdgill Head Man734 m · North Western
2.4 km ESEHigh Snockrigg526 m · North Western
2.5 km SDodd (Buttermere)641 m · North Western
2.7 km WNWMellbreak North Top509 m · North Western

⚠️ Hazard & Incident Information

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🦶 My hikes over Rannerdale Knotts (Strava)

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🅿️ Potential parking

Buttermere village (NT, paid) — 1.5 km from summit (straight line)
For Red Pike, High Stile, Robinson, Rannerdale Knotts.
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Lanthwaite Green (NT) — 3.0 km from summit (straight line)
At the foot of Grasmoor and Whiteside, Crummock Water.
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Positions are approximate — zoom the map to confirm. Lakeland car parks fill before 9am on fine weekends.

🚌 Buses from Penrith / Ambleside / Windermere

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.

🌦️ 7-day summit forecast

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