29th May 2024 - Beda Fell to Place Fell
Walk Details
Distance walked: 9.4 miles
Total ascent: 3191 ft
OS map used: OL5 - The English Lakes, Northeastern area
Time taken: 7 hrs
Route description: St. Peter's Church, Martindale-Martindale-Winter Crag-Beda Head-Bedafell Knott-Angletarn Pikes-Angle Tarn-Boredale Hause-Place Fell-Low Moss-Doe Green-St. Peter's Church, Martindale
Definitely not the best of weather for my third day in the Lake District. There's a cloudy day with strong westerly winds and occasional drizzly showers forecast, so I decided to have a walk in the far eastern fells in the hope that conditions would be a bit better there. The route that I went for was basically a circuit of the high ground surrounding Boredale, taking in Beda Fell, Angletarn Pikes, and Place Fell, the first two of which counted towards my second round of Wainwrights. The last time I visited those was in 2007, Place Fell was in 2014. I set off from St. Peter's Church in Martindale with bits of blue sky and glimpses of the sun, and it stayed that way through the morning with the odd brief drizzly shower passing through as I made my way south along Beda Fell. Conditions were at their worst as I reached Angletarn Pikes. The cloud descended, the drizzly showers were frequent, and with the strong wind it was pretty unpleasant. I did consider not bothering to visit Place Fell as I didn't need it for my second round. Thankfully the weather is looking better for the second half of the week.
After parking at St. Peter's Church in Martindale I took the footpath south down to the lane in Martindale, which I walked along, passing St. Martin's Church and crossing the bridge over Howegrain Beck to reach Winter Crag Farm. I took the public footpath from here up the hillside to Howstead Brow, then made my way south along the ridge to Beda Head, the summit of Beda Fell, and on to Bedafell Knott, where I found a sheltered spot to stop for lunch. After this break I continued south along the ridge to eventually reach the tops of Angletarn Pikes, and once I'd visited both I made my way down to the shores of Angle Tarn. From here I followed the footpath north to Boredale Hause, and then I climbed the footpath to the trig point and summit of Place Fell. Once I'd taken in the view I took the path north across the fell to Low Moss, then the footpath down and round the eastern and northern slopes of Sleet Fell to reach the lane to Sandwick. I briefly walked east along the lane before taking a byway on the left across a bridge over Boredale Beck and past Doe Green to the lane into Martindale, which I walked east along, and then up the lane back to St. Peter's Church.
Total ascent: 3191 ft
OS map used: OL5 - The English Lakes, Northeastern area
Time taken: 7 hrs
Route description: St. Peter's Church, Martindale-Martindale-Winter Crag-Beda Head-Bedafell Knott-Angletarn Pikes-Angle Tarn-Boredale Hause-Place Fell-Low Moss-Doe Green-St. Peter's Church, Martindale
Definitely not the best of weather for my third day in the Lake District. There's a cloudy day with strong westerly winds and occasional drizzly showers forecast, so I decided to have a walk in the far eastern fells in the hope that conditions would be a bit better there. The route that I went for was basically a circuit of the high ground surrounding Boredale, taking in Beda Fell, Angletarn Pikes, and Place Fell, the first two of which counted towards my second round of Wainwrights. The last time I visited those was in 2007, Place Fell was in 2014. I set off from St. Peter's Church in Martindale with bits of blue sky and glimpses of the sun, and it stayed that way through the morning with the odd brief drizzly shower passing through as I made my way south along Beda Fell. Conditions were at their worst as I reached Angletarn Pikes. The cloud descended, the drizzly showers were frequent, and with the strong wind it was pretty unpleasant. I did consider not bothering to visit Place Fell as I didn't need it for my second round. Thankfully the weather is looking better for the second half of the week.
After parking at St. Peter's Church in Martindale I took the footpath south down to the lane in Martindale, which I walked along, passing St. Martin's Church and crossing the bridge over Howegrain Beck to reach Winter Crag Farm. I took the public footpath from here up the hillside to Howstead Brow, then made my way south along the ridge to Beda Head, the summit of Beda Fell, and on to Bedafell Knott, where I found a sheltered spot to stop for lunch. After this break I continued south along the ridge to eventually reach the tops of Angletarn Pikes, and once I'd visited both I made my way down to the shores of Angle Tarn. From here I followed the footpath north to Boredale Hause, and then I climbed the footpath to the trig point and summit of Place Fell. Once I'd taken in the view I took the path north across the fell to Low Moss, then the footpath down and round the eastern and northern slopes of Sleet Fell to reach the lane to Sandwick. I briefly walked east along the lane before taking a byway on the left across a bridge over Boredale Beck and past Doe Green to the lane into Martindale, which I walked east along, and then up the lane back to St. Peter's Church.
Route map
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From St. Peter's Church I take the footpath down into Martindale..
The church of St. Martin's in Martindale
Crossing Howegrain Beck
Boredale and Place Fell come into view as I reach the top of the footpath on Howstead Brow
Following the ridge south from Winter Crag to Beda Head
Looking back north to a sunlit Hallin Fell
On Beda Head, the summit of Beda Fell. The moorland ridge continues south to Bedafell Knott, and then to Angletarn Pikes.
Looking across Ramps Gill and Bannerdale to Wether Hill, Rampsgill Head, The Nab, and Rest Dodd
Little Mell Fell, Hallin Fell, Ullswater, Bonscale Pike, and Steel Knotts
Looking northwest to Gowbarrow Fell and Little Mell Fell
Place Fell on the other side of Boredale
Leaving Beda Head I follow the ridge south towards Bedafell Knott
To my left, sunshine on The Nab and Bannerdale
Looking back to Beda Head
Place Fell from Bedafell Knott
Looking across Bannerdale to The Nab
and back along the ridge to Beda Head
Heading south to the end of the ridge and Angletarn Pikes
Looking west across Boredale Hause to Arnison Crag, Birks, Grisedale, Glenridding, and Sheffield Pike
and east across Bannerdale to The Nab and Rest Dodd
and back along the ridge to Bedafell Knott and Beda Head
On the north, and highest top, of Angletarn Pikes. It's not very pleasant up here with the strong wind that's blowing, and the drizzly showers that have been passing through for the past hour.
The mist has cleared for now, so I can take in the view across to Sheffield Pike, Glenridding, the southern end of Ullswater, and Place Fell
Brothers Water below
On the south top of Angletarn Pikes
Looking back to the north top, with Place Fell behind
Angle Tarn below
A couple of photos of Angle Tarn from by its shore..
and looking back to Angle Tarn as I take the footpath to Boredale Hause
The path to Boredale Hause runs along the top for Dubhow Brow, from where I get a view down into Patterdale, to Brothers Water, the ridge of Hartsop above How, Deepdale, and St. Sunday Crag
Hartsop Dodd, the Kirkstone Pass, Red Screes, Brothers Water, High Hartsop Dodd, and Hartsop above How from the top of Dubhow Beck
Approaching Boredale Hause and Place Fell
Looking back down to Boredale Hause as I make my way up Place Fell
At Round How and the trig point come into view on the rocky top ahead
The view south from Round How to Angletarn Pikes on the left, to Caudale Moor and Hartsop Dodd to the left of Brothers Water, and Red Screes behind Brothers Water
At the trig point on the summit of Place Fell. It's cool and windy, but at least it's dry at the moment.
The view east to Wether Hill, The Nab, and Rest Dodd
To the south and southwest; Caudale Moor, Brothers Water, Red Screes, Hartsop above How, and St. Sunday Crag under cloud
Looking across Ullswater to Glenridding and the Helvellyn range under cloud
and northwest to Watermillock Common, Dockray, Gowbarrow Fell, and the Mell Fells
To the northeast, the northern end of Ullswater, and sunshine on Arthur's Pike, Bonscale Pike, and Loadpot Hill
From the summit of Place Fell I follow the path northeast to Low Moss
and then down the side of Sleet Fell into Boredale
Looking across Boredale to Beda Fell
Gowbarrow Fell and Ullswater come into view as the path rounds the northern end of Sleet Fell
The Lodge, Winter Crag, and Beda Fell from the roadside at Doe Green
By Howegrain Beck
Doe Green below the steep slopes of Sleet Fell
I finish with walking along the road to Martindale and up to the church of St. Peter's
A last look back to Martindale