- Dewey Not Logged On

Seat (Buttermere)
561m (1841ft)

The Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England

Record Seat (Buttermere) as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered

Seat (Buttermere) is classified as:

English Dewey
53rd highest in England,
121st in England & Wales

Walk Seat (Buttermere) walking UK Mountains in The Western Fells The Lake District National Park Cumbria England

Seat (Buttermere) Summit

Photo: Christine Shepherd

Seat (Buttermere) is on Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Explorer Map OL4
1:25,000 scale (Orange Covers)
OS Landranger Maps 89 & 90
1:50,000 scale (Pink Covers)

Seat (Buttermere) is on Peak Bagging Map & Hill Tick List:

The Western Fells area of The Lake District

*Walk & bag all 33 Wainwrights in The Western Fells area of The Lake District in just 10 easy to follow walks.

*Version marked with the walk routes you need to follow to Walk all 214 Wainwrights in just 59 walks.

You can walk to the top of Seat (Buttermere) by using any of these 5 easy to follow route maps:

Walk c207 The High Stile Ridge from Buttermere

Unsurpassed views of Buttermere

Vital Statistics:

Length:	7.5ml (12km)
Ascent:	3,338ft (1,017m)
Time:	6.25hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk c207 The High Stile Ridge from Buttermere pdf

Route Summary:

- Buttermere, Sourmilk Gill, Bleaberry Tarn, Dodd (Buttermere), The Saddle, Red Pike (Buttermere), High Stile, High Crag (Buttermere), Gamlin End, Seat (Buttermere), Scarth Gap, Peggy's Bridge, Burtness Wood, Buttermere.

Get directions to the start of this easy-to-follow walk

Walking

See more details about this easy-to-follow walk

Walk c263 The High Stile Ridge from Buttermere

Unsurpassed views of Buttermere

Vital Statistics:

Length:	8.75ml (14km)
Ascent:	3,390ft (1,033m)
Time:	6.25hrs
Grade:		(Hard)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk c263 The High Stile Ridge from Buttermere pdf

Route Summary:

- Buttermere, Scale Force, Scale Beck, Blea Crag, Lingcomb Edge, Red Pike (Buttermere), High Stile, High Crag (Buttermere), Gamlin End, Seat (Buttermere), Scarth Gap, Burtness Wood, Sourmilk Gill, Buttermere.

Get directions to the start of this easy-to-follow walk

Walking

See more details about this easy-to-follow walk

Walk c287 The High Stile Ridge and Hay Stacks from Buttermere

Unsurpassed views of Buttermere and Wainwright's favourite

Vital Statistics:

Length:	11.25ml (18km)
Ascent:	4,132ft (1,259m)
Time:	8.25hrs
Grade:		(Hard)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk c287 The High Stile Ridge and Hay Stacks from Buttermere pdf

Route Summary:

- Buttermere, Scale Force, Scale Beck, Blea Crag, Lingcomb Edge, Red Pike (Buttermere), High Stile, High Crag (Buttermere), Gamlin End, Seat (Buttermere), Scarth Gap, Hay Stacks (Haystacks), Innominate Tarn, Blackbeck Tarn, Black Beck, Green Crag (Buttermere), Warnscale Beck, Warnscale Bottom, Gatesgarth, Buttermere.

Get directions to the start of this easy-to-follow walk

Walking

See more details about this easy-to-follow walk

Walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere

Very long high level route with superb views

Vital Statistics:

Length:	14.75ml (23.5km)
Ascent:	5,405ft (1,647m)
Time:	10.75hrs
Grade:		(Very Hard)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk c397 The Buttermere Fells from Buttermere pdf

Route Summary:

- Buttermere, Scale Force, Scale Beck, Blea Crag, Great Borne, Starling Dodd, Little Dodd (Buttermere), Ling Comb, Lingcomb Edge, Red Pike (Buttermere), High Stile, High Crag (Buttermere), Gamlin End, Seat (Buttermere), Scarth Gap, Hay Stacks (Haystacks), Innominate Tarn, Blackbeck Tarn, Black Beck, Green Crag (Buttermere), Warnscale Beck, Dubs Quarry, Fleetwith Pike, Fleetwith Edge, Gatesgarth, Buttermere.

Get directions to the start of this easy-to-follow walk

Walking

See more details about this easy-to-follow walk

Walk c120 The Ennerdale Horseshoe

Strenuous, high level route worth every step - if you have the energy!

Vital Statistics:

Length:	18.75ml (30km)
Ascent:	7,309ft (2,408m)
Time:	14.75hrs
Grade:		(Very Hard)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk c120 The Ennerdale Horseshoe pdf

Route Summary:

- Bowness Knott Car Park Ennerdale, Low Gillerthwaite Field Centre, High Gillerthwaite Yourth Hostel, Red Pike (Buttermere), High Stile, High Crag (Buttermere), Seat (Buttermere), Scarth Gap, Hay Stacks (Haystacks), Innominate Tarn, Blackbeck Tarn, Black Beck, Green Crag (Buttermere), Great Round How, Brandreth, Gillercomb Head, Green Gable, Windy Gap, Great Gable, Westmorland Cairn, Beck Head, Beckhead Tarn, Kirk Fell (East Top), Kirk Fell, Black Sail Pass, Looking Stead (Pillar), High Level Route, Robinson's Cairn, Pillar, Wind Gap, Black Crag (Pillar), High Beck, Low Beck, Ennerdale.

Get directions to the start of this easy-to-follow walk

Walking

See more details about this easy-to-follow walk

Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Seat (Buttermere)

Bay Wan walked up on July 31st, 2018 [from/via/route] Started at Buttermere on a loop which included Red Pike, High Stile, High Crag and Seat.....was thinking about Haystacks as well but that will have to wait for another day as me legs were shattered!!! [with] Cocoa dog - 7 yrs old [weather] Cloudy but dry. Gale force winds which blew everyone over and made them brace for their lives on top of High Crag!!! - Legs!! ...only 10 miles!?

Christine Shepherd climbed on August 29th, 2017 [from/via/route] Walked from Buttermere using walk 287 [with] On my own [weather] Cold for August and quite dull but clear and dry - Realised when I did this today that I had done it twice before I just hadn't seen the name on the map.

Mark Davidson bagged on June 7th, 2003 [with] Mike [weather] Hazy and a bit dull - but got some good views

Louis Smith hiked during July, 2012 [with] Bec [weather] Cloudy mainly with sunny spells - Based at Dale Garth B&B

Iain Taylor summited on August 15th, 2010 [from/via/route] Buttermere (NY 17756 17088)

Adrian Roberts, Louise Sandwith and Phyllis Mcgibbon have all walked, climbed & bagged Seat (Buttermere).

To add (or remove) your name and experiences on this page - Log On and edit your Personal Mountain Bagging Record

More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Seat (Buttermere)

Seat (Buttermere), Gamlin End and High Crag and Crummock Water from the summit of Hay Stacks (Haystacks)

Photo: Michael Lee (6)

Seat (Buttermere), Gamlin End, High Crag (Buttermere), Mellbreak, Crummock Water, Buttermere Village, Rannerdale Knotts and the shoulder of Grasmoor from the summit of Hay Stacks (Haystacks)

Photo: Peter Dryden (20)

A cairn on Seat (Buttermere)

Photo: Christine Shepherd (629)

Seat (Buttermere), Gamlin End and High Crag (Buttermere) from Hay Stacks (Haystacks)

Photo: Peter Dryden (18)

Pillar (left), Ennerdale Water, Seat (Buttermere), Gamlin End and High Crag (centre), Crummock Water and Grasmoor (right) from the summit of Hay Stacks (Haystacks)

Photo: Michael Lee (4)

Send us your photographs and pictures on, of, or from Seat (Buttermere)

If you would like to add your walk photographs and pictures featuring views from, on or of Seat (Buttermere) to this page, please send them as email attachments (configured for any computer) along with your name to:

and we shall do our best to publish them.

(Guide Resolution = 300dpi. At least = 660pixels (wide) x 440 pixels (high).)