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The Forest

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The Forest rises to 528 m (1,732 ft) in Cumbria. It is listed among the 116 Wainwright Outlying Fells — the fells of Wainwright's Outlying Fells of Lakeland. It is one of 436 hills the Albion Guide lists in Cumbria. It stands within the Lake District National Park.

Other hills nearby include White Howe (Bannisdale) and Lamb Pasture. The closest station is Staveley, 8 km to the south-west.

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More places to visit near The Forest

Photo of the Lake District, a National Park in Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Lake District

You’re inside itNational Park near Grasmere

England's highest mountains and deepest lakes — the fells that invented British hillwalking.

Photo along the Dales Way, an 80-mile long-distance path running from Ilkley to Bowness-on-Windermere, England.

Dales Way

Long-distance path

The gentlest of the classic long walks — riverside paths along the Wharfe and the Dee from Ilkley to the shore of Windermere.

6.6 km S · Cumbria, North Yorkshire & West Yorkshire

Photo of the River Kent, a 20-mile river running from Kentmere to Morecambe Bay, north west England.

River Kent

River

A short, fast Cumbrian river falling from the Kentmere fells through Staveley and Kendal to Morecambe Bay.

6.8 km W · Cumbria

Photo of The Eagle & Child Inn, a pub near Staveley in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.

The Eagle & Child Inn

Pub near Staveley

Riverside inn in Staveley pouring local Cumbrian ales, a handy stop on the Dales Way beside the Kent.

7.8 km SW

Photo of Staveley, a village in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.

Staveley

Village

Small artisan village between Kendal and Windermere, its Mill Yard packed with Hawkshead Brewery's beer hall, More? bakery and Wilf's cafe.

8 km SW · Cumbria

Photo of the Yorkshire Dales, a National Park in England.Iconic

Yorkshire Dales

National Park near Gayle

Limestone country of dry-stone walls, field barns, waterfalls and the Three Peaks.

8.4 km E