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Helvellyn & Fairfield

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Helvellyn & Fairfield is one of 235 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria. It is among the largest in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of the Lake District National Park.

Nearby SSSIs include Low Wood and Glencoyne Wood. The closest station is Windermere, about 11.3 km to the south.

More places to visit near Helvellyn & Fairfield

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 Coast to Coast, a 190-mile National Trail running from St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay, England.Highlight

Coast to Coast

National Trail

Wainwright's own invention: St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay through three national parks.

adjoining · North Yorkshire & Cumbria

Photo of Ullswater 'Steamers', a visitor attraction near Glenridding in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Ullswater 'Steamers'

Attraction near Glenridding

Heritage passenger boats plying Ullswater between Glenridding, Howtown and Pooley Bridge, one of them over 150 years old.

1.2 km NE

Photo: Kirkstone Pass, a viewpoint near Rydal in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Kirkstone Pass

Viewpoint near Rydal

The highest road pass in the Lakes open to traffic, climbing from Ullswater past England's third-highest inn.

1.7 km SE

Photo of Thirlmere, a reservoir near Watendlath in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Thirlmere

Reservoir near Watendlath

Dammed and raised to supply Manchester, its forested shores run beneath the long ridge of Helvellyn.

2.6 km W

Photo of Aira Force, a waterfall near Glenridding in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Aira Force

Waterfall near Glenridding

The Lake District's most visited waterfall, plunging 65 feet beneath a Victorian stone bridge in the landscaped glen above Ullswater.

3.2 km NE