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417 m · Outlying Fell — West Cumbria · Birketts to bag nearby, parking, buses, my hikes and live summit weather.

Outlying Fell — West CumbriaAlso a Birkett

White Combe

White Combe is a Birkett (one of the 541 tops in Bill Birkett's Complete Lakeland Fells), a quiet Western top reached by few walkers.

417 m
Height
+2
Bonus Birketts
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417 mOutlying Fell — West Cumbria✓ 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 417 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 16° to 15°C, gusts to 31 mph, 1.8 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
16° / 15°
💨 31 mph
🌧 1.8 mm (90%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌦️
16° / 13°
💨 26 mph
🌧 0.9 mm (98%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
14° / 8°
💨 29 mph
🌧 1.8 mm (70%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
16° / 2°
💨 23 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (73%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
16° / 6°
💨 16 mph
🌧 3.6 mm (47%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
18° / 8°
💨 19 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (24%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
16° / 7°
💨 21 mph
🌧 0.4 mm (17%)

Forecast snapshot from 28 Jul 2026, 04:58 UTC — refreshed nightly and updated live in your browser. Temperatures and gusts adjusted to the 417 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

White Combe

White Combe is a Birkett (one of the 541 tops in Bill Birkett's Complete Lakeland Fells), a quiet Western top reached by few walkers. The name comes from white (Old English hwit, white). Its nearest tops are White Hall Knott (0.7 km S); Stoupdale Head (1.1 km N); Black Combe (2.1 km SW) — it's usually taken in on a round of these neighbours. It's a worthwhile objective for anyone working through the Birkett list, or as a short extension to a bigger day on the higher neighbouring fells.

Classifications & hill data
Outlying Fell
West Cumbria
Birkett
417 m
Height
1,368 ft
In feet
SD 1545 8628
Grid ref

Map & nearby Birketts

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

Nearest parking: Whicham church, Silecroft road (verge), about 4.0 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near White Combe (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.

0.7 km SWhite Hall Knott311 m · Western
2.2 km WSWBlack Combe South Top588 m · Western

Best parking to hike White Combe

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

Whicham church, Silecroft road (verge) — 4.0 km from summit (straight line)
The standard start for Black Combe. Silecroft station (Cumbrian Coast line) is ~2 km.
Directions
Corney Fell road summit (verge) — 6.5 km from summit (straight line)
High verge start for Buck Barrow, Whit Fell and the Corney 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.

Buses to White Combe 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.

Other fells near White Combe

Maps & guidebooks for White Combe

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