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The Forest

Also known as:Borrowdale Head or or nameless (Bannisdale Horseshoe)
Area:Lake District - Far Eastern Fells
County:Cumbria
Country:England
Classification:Wainwright Outlying Fell, Birkett, Dodd, and Dewey
(also Synge and Tump)
Height:528m
Maps:OL7(N) Explorer or 90 Landranger
Grid Ref:NY527035         Hills nearby: 5km 10km 20km
Summit:small cairn
Daylight:dawn 06:51, sunrise 07:28, sunset 17:21, dusk 17:57



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If you need accommodation we have details of 15 properties offering rooms near The Forest. Here are some examples:

4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
North Lodge, Kendal
£298-1407 per week
3.0km (1.9 miles) away, sleeps 4
4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
South Lodge, Kendal
£298-1428 per week
3.0km (1.9 miles) away, sleeps 4
4 Sykes Cottages Assessed Cottage
Ghyll Bank Byre, Staveley
£449-2796 per week
6.0km (3.7 miles) away, sleeps 7

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Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions.