Mountains & hills · North West England
Claife Heights
In or near Hawkshead.
Claife Heights — Named summit at 270 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Windermere · 3.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Claife Heights, the nearest railway station is Windermere, located 3.4 km away. Entry is free, and the postcode for sat-nav is LA22 0LR.
About
Claife Heights is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 270 m.". Coordinates: 54.3679°, -2.9526°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Claife Tarns and Mires SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Claife Heights is an upland area in the Lake District, near to Windermere in Cumbria, England. It has a topographic prominence of 177 metres (581 ft) so is classified as a Marilyn (a hill with prominence of at least 150m). It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. He describes a clockwise circuit starting at Far Sawrey and passing Moss Eccles Tarn. He says "Claife Heights is delightful. It was more so before forestry curtailed walking and restricted the views." and describes it as "No definite summit. Highest parts about 900ft."
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- Coordinates
- 54.3679, -2.9526
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Claife
- Postcode
- LA22 0LR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Nearest railway station
- Windermere — 3.4 km
Sources
- osm: n5785216870 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Claife Heights (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Claife Heights - geograph.org.uk - 7938.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Claife Heights?
- Claife Heights is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA22 0LR), in the parish of Claife.
- What is Claife Heights?
- Claife Heights — Named summit at 270 m.
- How do I get to Claife Heights?
- The nearest railway station is Windermere, about 3.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode LA22 0LR.
- Is Claife Heights a protected site?
- Yes — Claife Heights is part of the Claife Tarns and Mires SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Claife Heights free to visit?
- Yes, Claife Heights is free to enter.
- How do I get to Claife Heights?
- The nearest railway station is Windermere, about 3.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA22 0LR.