Mountains & hills · North West England
Shap Summit
In or near Shap.
Shap Summit in England North East, United Kingdom.
Ann Cook — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Shap Summit is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2023
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Crosby Ravensworth Fell SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Shap Summit refers to three different route summits in close proximity, of the A6 road, M6 motorway and the highest point of the West Coast Main Line railway in England, near to the Cumbria village of Shap in North West England, crossing the hills of the Lake District.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.5026, -2.6455
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Shap Rural
- Postcode
- CA10 3RA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Sources
- wikidata: Q18413024 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shap Summit (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shap Summit?
- Shap Summit is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA10 3RA), in the parish of Shap Rural.
- What is Shap Summit?
- Shap Summit in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Shap Summit?
- Drivers can use postcode CA10 3RA.
- Is Shap Summit a protected site?
- Yes — Shap Summit is part of the Crosby Ravensworth Fell SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Shap Summit free to visit?
- Yes, Shap Summit is free to enter.
- How do I get to Shap Summit?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA10 3RA. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency.