Rk Cumbria Fellbarrow

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FAMILY any excess energy. a Wild Play Trail to burn off Park wood, at the end there’s a fairytale spring in Brigsteer fells. Returning via Simm Well, stunning views of the Lakeland Crafts-style mural and equally with a stunning Arts and St John’s Church, Helsington, family-friendly walk visits historic Sizergh Castle, this 1 along field edge. Go L across through gate follow path ahead Cross field under power lines: signposted Helsington Church. car park leads to footpath WALK metres The gate at NW corner of Start km 20 0 40 0 60 0 0 0 National Trust’s Starting at the JAMES DEBOO CHOSEN BY… 15  Distance: 3½ miles/5.8km  miles/5.8km 3½ Distance: 2 SIZERGH & BRIGSTEER PARK CUMBRIA 4 6 beyond gate go R, looking for signs through driveway: Heather House follow Bank L, and L again at Kistwells. At through trees to track. Go hard kissing gate, go R down corner of fences. Through diagonally R, downhill, to near 2 of fells before you. the sweeping panorama Outside, signboards name Helsington, unlocked 9–5. to 18th-century St John’s grid/gate go R for 330m buildings. Shortly after cattle follow NT footpath sign R of through Holeslack Farm, and trees. Reaching track go L, footpath sign leading between farmyard to gate with NT GR A From signboards, head 1 mile/1.6km D 8 I Wide-ranging views Time: 1½ hours  hours 1½ Time: E N T

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JAMES DEBOO JAMES PHOTO: gate at field corner. Head leads downhill then curves L to pole, pointing R. Rough track NT footpath sign on telegraph 1 4 Landranger 97 Maps OS Explorer OL7; follow Sizergh Castle signs) Sedgewick (20-min walk: Holt roundabout near 551 or 530 bus to Brettagh transportPublic 555, 755, toiletsPublic At start Arms (Tel: 015395 61010) 60426) or The Strickland Sizergh Barn (Tel: 015395 015395 740204), Low Trust cafe at start (Tel: Refreshments National Nearest town Kendal PLANNING Stiles None country lanes rough paths, tracks and Is it for me? Occasionally grid ref SD497878 Sizergh Castle, LA8 8AE, National Trust car park at Start/parking ROUTE PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN 1 6

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ON PAGE 34 loved about it. get some idea of what he of Fellbarrow and you’ll climb the varied summits photographer Walter Poucher; pioneering guidewriter and This area was beloved of Water) very close at hand. (Loweswater and Crummock side of it and two lakes with deep valleys either of the Buttermere valley, self-contained upland north Fellbarrow is a broad, hills of the Lake District, 1 entering Thackthwaite. Pass FEATURE metres Head south on road, Start km 20 0 40 0 60 0 0 0 the less well-known Very much among NICK HALLISSEY CHOSEN BY... 16  Distance: 4¾ miles/7.7km  4¾ miles/7.7km Distance: 2 4 FELLBARROW CUMBRIA 6 (view of Crummock Water through gate and continue flank of Sourfoot Fell. Pass edge of coombe, later crossing on path which zig-zags up old fenceline and continue climb hillside. Pass through higher path, tending L to path with wall R. Stay on 2 through wall. Go through kissing-gate rising to meet wall-line. next kissing-gate and continue, edge of meadow. Go through open hillside. Climb along R Go through kissing-gate onto becomes enclosed green lane. Climb steadily up track which footpath R, signed for Low Fell. Brook Farm L. Take the first GR A Turn R and follow rising ½ mile/0.8km D 8 I E Time: 4 hours  4 hours Time: N Crummock Water T

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TOM BAILEY TOM PHOTO: 1 4 ROUTE Landranger 89 Maps OS Explorer OL4, None to start transportPublic None on route toiletsPublic village close by in Loweswater renowned Kirkstile Inn is None on route – but the Refreshments Cockermouth Nearest town PLANNING Stiles 2 the ground maps but are clear on are not marked on OS paths used on the route exposed. Several of the times; summits are paths but indistinct at Is it for me? Mostly clear CA13 0RW) (Nearest postcode village, grid ref NY148237 north of Thackthwaite Roadside parking just Start/parking PLAN YOUR WALK YOUR PLAN 1 6

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settlement – following NT – following settlement gate field edge to signs. Follow and NT sign L, then diagonally wood field to across down R: path all paths Ignore corner. leads along gate L through car park. castle field edge to is on R. Trail Play Wild ©CROWN COPYRIGHT 2019 ORDNANCE SURVEY. MEDIA 001/19 MEDIA SURVEY. ORDNANCE 2019 COPYRIGHT ©CROWN Buy maps at: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop CUMBRIA PARK SIZERGH & BRIGSTEER painting in by John’s: St The east end east The DON’T MISS... DON’T 2½ miles/4km 450m, Go R along lane for 1¾ miles/3.6km along bottom path Follow Marion Saumarez, it Marion Saumarez, 1919 and from dates post-War reflects borrowing peace, outside the view depict mountain, to sea and river, kneeling angels. OS Explorer map OL7  3 past Lane End Farm, then L Lane End Farm, past NT signs before field at into uphill, path faint Follow wood. downhill diagonally across diagonally across downhill sign on footpath field, past small gate to pole, telegraph sign. Across with NT footpath NT road, and over farmyard track L, following sign points woods. field towards through woods: into gate 1st Ignore edge and take wood follow Park Brigsteer into gate second Valley. near edge of Lyth Wood 4 edge. with wood ahead, parallel go R through woods Beyond field – next then L into gate, Age of a Bronze with remains of hill through mixed, coppiced coppiced mixed, of hill through reach 500m to for woodland spring, which can Simm Well Beyond, run dry in summer. track, next L, uphill: R at fork lane. to gate kissing then L at  15

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kissing-gate, L. Go through L. Go through kissing-gate, downhill, and continue outbound steps. retracing kissing-gates through Pass lane to green and down cottage through re-emerge Turn road. onto access start. to return L to ©CROWN COPYRIGHT 2019 ORDNANCE SURVEY. MEDIA 001/19 MEDIA SURVEY. ORDNANCE 2019 COPYRIGHT ©CROWN Buy maps at: ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop CUMBRIA FELLBARROW 3 miles/5.3km and turn L, stile Re-cross 4 miles/6.5km and the stream Cross 1¾ miles/3km Fell Low on from Continue OS Explorer map OL4  descending far side of hill far descending hause to (beside fence) and Fellbarrow between R Turn Fell. Hatteringill L wall-line new following map). on OS not marked (path R away veers eventually Path to and descends fence from small stream.  ahead). Path continues over over continues ahead). Path and between Crag Watching knolls. a series of rocky and cross Climb steeply summit of reach to stile Fell. Low 3 4 5 continue on far side. Continue Continue side. on far continue Go track. a crossing over reach to earthworks through outbound (your track second the and turn L. Follow route) the to return to downhill path to unnamed pike ahead for unnamed pike to Crummock over view best Then and Loweswater. Water Fell Low back to steps retrace gateway summit and back to Fell. on Sourfoot in fenceline and turn gate Go through Path L off outbound path. join ridgeline to round contours Fell. on Smithy fence by with fence, Continue then climbing descending summit of sharply to to stile Cross Fellbarrow. the trig point. 16

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