Seat Sandal
6 classifications here — Marilyn, HuMP, Simm, Birkett, Synge and Fellranger — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
- Height
- 736.8 m · 2,417 ft
- Prominence
- 151.9 m
- Grid reference
- NY 34420 11530
- Coordinates
- 54.49486, -3.01403
- County / area
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- Lake District E
- OS Landranger
- 90
- OS Explorer
- OL5S
- Summit feature
- rock on knoll by ruined wall
- Key col
- NY 34877 11646 (584.9 m)
About Seat Sandal
Seat Sandal stands about four kilometres north of Grasmere, and is seen to good effect from the village. Among the Eastern Fells it tends to be passed over in favour of taller neighbours such as Helvellyn and Fairfield.
The summit reaches 736.8 m, enough for Wainwright, Hewitt, Nuttall and Marilyn status, in the Westmorland and Furness part of the Lake District.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Seat Sandal (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.
Access rights here
Conditional Right to roam: Right to roam only on mapped CRoW open access land.
Permission needed Wild camping: Needs the landowner's permission — the Dartmoor commons are the only exception in England.
General position for England — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in England ·check another location.
Daylight at this summit today
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- Sunset
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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for 54.495, -3.014. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (737 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
30m ENE of cairn (Wainwright) at NY 34390 11515 and 40cm higher.
The recorded summit point is rock on knoll by ruined wall. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Abney level/Leica 530
- Record revised
- 08-Jun-09
- Drop measured from
- NY 34877 11646 · 584.9 m
Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.
Long-distance paths past this hill
One waymarked long-distance route runs within 2.5 km of the summit — useful if you are linking this hill into a longer walk, or want a made path for the approach.
| Route | Total length | From summit |
|---|---|---|
| Coast to Coast Walk | 303 km | 0.5 km |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.
Get food nearby
3 places to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).
| Place | Type | Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traveller's Rest Inn | Pub/bar/nightclub | 5 out of 5 | 2.6 km · S |
| The Swan Grasmere | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 3.3 km · S |
| The Lancrigg Hotel | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 5 out of 5 | 3.3 km · SW |
Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.
Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 873.3 m | 1.5 km |
| Dollywaggon Pike | 858.5 m | 1.5 km |
| Great Rigg | 766.4 m | 1.6 km |
| Stone Arthur | 504 m | 2.3 km |
| Hart Crag | 823.1 m | 2.4 km |
| Steel Fell | 553 m | 2.5 km |