Fairfield, at 873 metres or 2863 feet, is the 13th highest mountain in the Lake District. It is most commonly ascended by a popular walk, the Fairfield Horseshoe, which makes a circuit of the valley of Rydale to the south. However, the best ways up are over St Sunday Crag and up Deepdale, from the northeast. These give full view of the impressive northern crags. 90% of the people going up just see a boring grassy south slope. The view is impressive, but the top is very flat and there are many cairns; it is easy to get lost in mist. The cautious walker should beware of the presence of precipices!
Our top LakeDistrict Short Break, the Catbells Break is available all year round and it allows guests to stay 7 nights Dinner Bed and Breakfast in the LakeDistrict for the price of just 5 nights dinner, bed and breakfast.
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The Lakes, as the region is also called, were made famous during the early 19th century by the poetry and writings of William Wordsworth.
The LakeDistrict is only about 55 km (34 miles) across (north-to-south or west-to-east), but manages to pack into that relatively small area a wide variety of scenery, dominated by various formations left over by the last ice age.
The LakeDistrict is intimately associated with the history of English literature in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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