Gummer's How

Area:	Lake District - Far Eastern Fells
County:	Cumbria
Country:	England
Classification:	Wainwright Outlying Fell, Birkett, Marilyn, and HuMP (also Synge and Tump)
Height:	321m
Maps:	OL7(S) Explorer or 96, 97 Landranger
Grid Ref:	SD390884         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:	trig point - photo
Daylight:	dawn 05:03, sunrise 05:44, sunset 20:34, dusk 21:15

Gummer's How is home to Luing cattle that roam the fell. They have been brought in to trample the bracken and increase the diversity of plants by there grazing.

Why not try walking up this hill using one of our walks:

• A short sharp walk to Gummer's How

... or, if you've walked it already, why not log on or register and record your walk?

Other walkers registered on our site who have already walked up this hill include: Danrobinson, gallowshill, hillbilly (twice), domusmantell, gerainta, deetreadwell, lfaulder, FredBloggs13, dsutton101, Ejuk, Parkypig, beth, StevetheRover, Lenny0018, chipshot, James82 (x5), shivtc@yahoo.co.uk (twice), and JSutton.

If you need accommodation we have details of 34 properties offering rooms near Gummer's How. Here are some examples:

4 Tourist Board Assessed Cottage

Bull Pen, Hawkshead

£993-6313 per week
3.7km (2.3 miles) away, sleeps 10

4 Self Classified

The Hare & Hounds, Grange-Over-Sands

£75-130 per night
3.0km (1.9 miles) away

5 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage

Greenthorn, Cartmel Fell

£750-2668 per week
2.3km (1.4 miles) away, sleeps 6

Photo by Elizabeth Oldham and is our copyright. For more information about this photo, including on copyright, see the photo's home page.