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Birkett — Western (not a Wainwright summit)Birkett top

White Hall Knott

White Hall Knott at 311m (1,020ft) is a Birkett fell in the West Cumbria group above the Duddon estuary, giving views across the coastal plain and the Duddon Sands.

311 m
Height
+1
Bonus Birkett
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311 mBirkett — Western (not a Wainwright summit)+1 bonus Birkett within 3 km

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

Modelled guidance for the 311 m summit. Always check the Met Office mountain forecast and MWIS before you set off.

On the summit today (Tue 28 Jul): 17° to 15°C, gusts to 31 mph, 1.8 mm of rain forecast.

Tue 28 Jul
🌦️
17° / 15°
💨 31 mph
🌧 1.8 mm (90%)
Wed 29 Jul
🌦️
16° / 13°
💨 26 mph
🌧 0.9 mm (98%)
Thu 30 Jul
🌦️
14° / 9°
💨 29 mph
🌧 1.8 mm (70%)
Fri 31 Jul
🌤️
16° / 3°
💨 23 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (73%)
Sat 1 Aug
🌦️
17° / 7°
💨 16 mph
🌧 3.6 mm (47%)
Sun 2 Aug
☁️
18° / 9°
💨 19 mph
🌧 0.0 mm (24%)
Mon 3 Aug
🌦️
17° / 8°
💨 23 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 311 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 Hall Knott

White Hall Knott at 311m (1,020ft) is a Birkett fell in the West Cumbria group above the Duddon estuary, giving views across the coastal plain and the Duddon Sands. Part of the low fell country between Dunnerdale and the coast. A quiet, remote summit.

Classifications & hill data
Birkett
Synge
311 m
Height
1,020 ft
In feet
SD 1556 8559
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 3.5 km from the summit (straight line). Full parking, toilets and bus details are below.

Birketts near White Hall Knott (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.

2.0 km WSWBlack Combe South Top588 m · Western

Best parking to hike White Hall Knott

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

Whicham church, Silecroft road (verge) — 3.5 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) — 7.2 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 Hall Knott 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 Hall Knott

Maps & guidebooks for White Hall Knott

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