Lord's Seat (Whinlatter)
552m (1812ft)
The North Western Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
The summit of Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 5ml (8km) |
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| Ascent: | 1,533ft (467m) |
| Time: | 3½ hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Whinlatter Forest Park - Thwaitehill Knotts - Beckstone Plantation - Beckstone Gill - Barf - Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) - Whinlatter Forest Park
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 10ml (16km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,039ft (926m) |
| Time: | 6.75hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
Whinlatter Forest Park - Thwaitehill Knotts - Beckstone Plantation - Beckstone Gill - Barf - Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) - Broom Fell - Graystones - Scawgill Bridge - Whinlatter (Brown How) - Whinlatter (Whinlatter Top) - Whinlatter Forest Park
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 14.5ml (23km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,703ft (1,433m) |
| Time: | 10 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Whinlatter Forest Park - Thwaitehill Knotts - Beckstone Plantation - Beckstone Gill - Barf - Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) - Broom Fell - Low Burthwaite Wood - Kelswick Farm - Sale Fell - Dodd Crag - Eskin Farm - Corpse Road - Ling Fell (Wythop) - Wythop Moss - Graystones - Scawgill Bridge - Whinlatter (Brown How) - - Whinlatter (Whinlatter Top) - Whinlatter Forest Park
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Lord's Seat (Whinlatter)
James Hughes walked up Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on June 11th, 2025 [from/via/route] c183 Lord's Seat & Graystones from Whinlatter Forest [weather] Warm sunny day - Walk from Whinlatter Forest car park (expensive). Difficult working out tracks up towards Barf & ended up going to Lord's Seat first, which involved out & back to Barf. Fairly easy ascent across to Broom Fell. Short steep climb up to Graystones & steep descent to halfway path into forest. Wound way up to Whinlatter, but route not clear. Involved steep ascent on trods to find ridge path - not great. Path continues to forest fence then back to start. Pint at Coledale Inn - Force Crag.
Paul Roddam climbed Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on April 6th, 2023 [with] Tom, Barb [weather] Sunny
Caroline Winter bagged Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on April 6th, 2025 [from/via/route] Spout force CP, forest road, Lords Seat, Barf, Broom Fell, Graystones [with] Yusef [weather] Great spell of warm weather- 16 degrees. - Early start & few about until reached top. Chatted with mountain bikers & listened to their stunt tales. No longer post on top only base stones.
Martin Hartshorne hiked Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on February 13th, 2025 [from/via/route] Spout force car park [with] finley [weather] Clear hill tops, bit grey & bitterly cold. Sunny breaks later in the day
Sarah Gunn summited Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on March 31st, 2024 [from/via/route] Lord's Seat & Graystones from Whinlatter Forest Park [with] Martin Gunn - Missed out Barf
Mr M A Blanchard conquered Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on January 3rd, 2024 [from/via/route] SPOUT FORCE CAR PARK [with] Ted, Florence, Millie and Woodie [weather] Cold, cloudy
David Higginbottom scaled Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on July 8th, 2023 [from/via/route] Route 183 [with] Carolyn [weather] Clear day
Christine Shepherd walked up Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on July 31st, 2009 [from/via/route] Walked from Whinlatter Forest Park [with] On my own [weather] Rather overcast with rain in the afternoon. - Got rather muddled at the start of this walk with all the different paths in the forest but had a lovely walk once I got out on the fells. Didn't actually bag Whinlatter itself on this occasion due to the rain. Climbed again on 21.6.19 while bagging Ullister Hill & again on 12.6.21 Climbed for a fourth time on 24.07.23.
Geoff Hand climbed Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on July 13th, 2023 [from/via/route] WalkC183. Lords Seat & Greystones from Whinlatter Forrest Park. Set out from Whinlatter Forest Park via Combe Beck & Beckstone Plantation & then popped out onto the hill & upto Barf. From here we followed the ridge onto Lord's seat. [with] Tess (Jack Russell) [weather] Windy day with high cloud & sunny intervals.
Rob Prikanowski bagged Lord's Seat (Whinlatter) on June 5th, 2023 [from/via/route] c183 [weather] Sunny & warm.
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