Place Fell
657m (2156ft)
The Far Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
The summit of Place Fell is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 8.5ml (13.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 2,552ft (778m) |
| Time: | 6 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Moderate) |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Rooking - Boredale Hause - Place Fell - High Dodd (Sleet Fell) - Martindale - Sandwick - Long Crag (Ullswater) - Silver Point - Ullswater - Blowick - Rooking - Side Farm - Patterdale
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 9.75ml (15.5km) |
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| Ascent: | 3,470ft (1,058m) |
| Time: | 7 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Hard) |
Route Summary:
St Peter's Church (Martindale) - Howtown - Howegrain Beck - Christy Bridge - Beda Head (Beda Fell) - Martindale Common - Angletarn Pikes - Angle Tarn (Martindale) - Boredale Hause - Steel Edge - Place Fell - High Dodd (Sleet Fell) - Sandwick - Hallinhag Wood - Geordies Crag - Hallin Fell (Martindale) - Howtown
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Vital Statistics:
| Length: | 15.5ml (25km) |
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| Ascent: | 4,293ft (1,308m) |
| Time: | 10 hrs |
| Grade: |  (Very Hard) |
Route Summary:
Patterdale - Rooking - Crookabeck - Beckstones - Dubhow - Hartsop - Hayswater Gill - Hayswater - The Knott - Brock Crags - Angle Tarn (Martindale) - Angletarn Pikes - Boredale Hause - Place Fell - High Dodd (Sleet Fell) - Sandwick - Long Crag - Silver Point - Ullswater - Blowick - Rooking - Side Farm - Patterdale
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Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Place Fell
Mr M A Blanchard walked up on November 21st, 2025 [with] The mutts
Geoff Hand climbed it on July 25th, 2025 [from/via/route] Walk 304. Walked from St Peters Church to Christy Bridge then along the ridge to Beda Head, carried on South from there to Angletarn Pikes,(2 pikes) then heading North Again & upto Place Fell. Down & up took us to High Dodd then down to Sandwick & into Hallinhag Wood. We finally climbed through the ferns to reachHallin Fell. [with] Richard MaCillwaine. [weather] Cloud increasing as the morning progressed ending up foggy & drissly on Place fell, then clearing as we reduced height. - Last of the fells completed in the Far East section.
James Hughes bagged it on March 16th, 2025 [from/via/route] c304 Return to complete Beda Head round - High Dodd, Place Fell & Hallin Fell [weather] Clear, cold & blustery. - Walked in morning to avoid deterioration in weather in afternoon. Steady climb over High Dodd to Place Fell. Descent into Boredale valley & finish up Hallin Fell. Pint of Wainwright in the Sun - Pooley Bridge. Saw a Red Squirrel.
Angeline Grieveson hiked it on July 29th, 2024 [with] Anu & Dotty
Ian Ashton summited on August 2nd, 2024 [with] Solo - Ì
Martin Hartshorne conquered it on March 22nd, 2024 [from/via/route] St Peters church [with] finley [weather] Blue skies & clouds super windy on the tops, stayed dry tho!
Andrew Peate scaled on August 15th, 2023 [from/via/route] From Howton off Ullswater Steamer [weather] Clear, breezy
Pete George walked up on April 8th, 2023 [from/via/route] Martindale [with] Roco [weather] Lovely spring day, warm
Martyn Atherton climbed it on September 19th, 2022 [from/via/route] C226 Place Fell & High Dodd (Sleet Fell) from Patterdale [with] Paul Atherton [weather] Misty then very Sunny - Loved the route 5 hrs
Christine Shepherd bagged it on August 17th, 2009 [from/via/route] Walked from Patterdale [with] On my own [weather] Fine but quite windy - Just up & down this one while my husband packed the car & paid for the b & b. Climbed again on my own 9.7.17. Climbed for a third time on a very hot day from Patterdale on 10.08.22; walked down to Howtown & back over Beda Fell & Angletarn Pikes.
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Place Fell
High Dodd (Sleet Fell) and Place Fell across Ullswater from Mossdale Bay near Glenridding
Jenny Smith on the descent from Place Fell to Sandwick with Ullswater in the background
Place Fell, Grisedale and the lower slopes of St Sunday Crag (right) from below Hole-in-the-Wall
Birkhouse Moor (left), St Sunday Crag (right) and Place Fell (centre) from near Grisedale Tarn
The Ullswater Water Steamer docked at Glenridding
with Place Fell in the background
*Place Fell, Ullswater and Glencoyne Park from Gowbarrow Fell (Airy Crag)
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