Mountains & hills · North West England
Nab Scar
In or near Grasmere.
Nab Scar — Named summit at 455 m.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Nab Scar is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 455 m.". Coordinates: 54.4564°, -2.9958°.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2021
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Nab Scar is a fell in the English Lake District, an outlier of the Fairfield group in the Eastern Fells. It stands above Rydal Water.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.4564, -2.9958
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Lakes
- Postcode
- LA22 9SD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Sources
- osm: n29728728 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Nab Scar (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Nab Scar.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Nab Scar
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Heron Pike
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Heron Pike
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Rydal Water
Natural landmarks · 1.1 km

High Fall
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Rydal
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The Jubilee Figure
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📷 3Historic houses · North West England
White Moss House
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📷 5Natural landmarks · North West England
Heron Pike
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📷 4Where to eat & stay near Nab Scar
Places to stay
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Glen Rothay Hotel
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Hostels · North West England
Rydal Hall Youth Centre Bunkhouse
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Rydal Hall Campsite
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📷 7Hotels · North West England
Grasmere Hotel
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📷 7Hotels · North West England
Victorian House Hotel
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Nab Scar?
- Nab Scar is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA22 9SD), in the parish of Lakes.
- What is Nab Scar?
- Nab Scar — Named summit at 455 m.
- How do I get to Nab Scar?
- Drivers can use postcode LA22 9SD.
- Is Nab Scar a protected site?
- Yes — Nab Scar is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Nab Scar free to visit?
- Yes, Nab Scar is free to enter.
- How do I get to Nab Scar?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LA22 9SD. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency.