Place Fell
657m (2156ft)
The Far Eastern Fells, The Lake District, Cumbria, England
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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
Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Place Fell
James Hughes walked up Place Fell 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 climbed Place Fell on July 29th, 2024 [with] Anu & Dotty
Ian Ashton bagged Place Fell on August 2nd, 2024 [with] Solo - Ì
Martin Hartshorne hiked Place Fell 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 summited Place Fell on August 15th, 2023 [from/via/route] From Howton off Ullswater Steamer [weather] Clear, breezy
Pete George conquered Place Fell on April 8th, 2023 [from/via/route] Martindale [with] Roco [weather] Lovely spring day, warm
Martyn Atherton scaled Place Fell 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 walked up Place Fell 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.
Caroline Winter climbed Place Fell on April 2nd, 2016 [from/via/route] The Old Water View Hotel, Patterdale, SE then Northerly along main route & return [with] Andy and Becky [weather] Drizzle, moderate visibility but cloud from Round How to summit - First time climbed. Great for young walker, as up & down in 2.5 hrs. Climbed again in May 22. Weather this time glorious & descended along faint track to meet Ullswater
Tom Mcbeath bagged Place Fell on January 15th, 2022 [from/via/route] Walked from Hartsop Fold - [with] Ursula [weather] dry - Visibility excellent & saw a couple of herd of deer over on the side of Beda Fell
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More Photographs & Pictures of views from, on or of Place Fell
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, Grisedale and the lower slopes of St Sunday Crag (right) from below Hole-in-the-Wall
Me, Wainwright bagging, at the top of Middle Dodd with Brothers Water and Place Fell in the distance
Ullswater, Place Fell (right - distance) and
Hartsop Dodd (right - mid-distance) from Caudale Head
Brothers Water under mist with Angletarn Pikes and Place Fell beyond from the Kirkstone Pass
High Dodd (Sleet Fell) and Place Fell across Ullswater from Mossdale Bay near Glenridding
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