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Name:Castle Head Hill
Hill number:16351
Height:37m / 121ft
Parent (Ma):2671  Gummer's How
RHB Section:34D: Southern Cumbria
Nuttall/Wainwright area:Lake District - Far Eastern Fells
County/UA:Westmorland and Furness
Catchment:Kent
Class:Tump (0-99m)
(Tu,0)
Grid ref:SD 42141 79666
Summit feature:no feature: ground by two trees at S end of summit copse
Drop:31m
Col:6m  SD421800  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 96 97
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 31 users)ByDate of Ascent
Drove up to the Field Centre and parked in the visitor parking area. Found some workmen and asked permission, but they did not know where the staff were, so said to go up anyway. As others, followed the path on the west side of the building, then up the ridge past the ruin to the camp fire circle at the top. Pity the tres obstructed the view.silveracorn_alan20/02/2024
First tump of the year. Outdoor centre empty so drive in. Path to summit area with firepit in trees. HP between two yews.Denise 01/01/2024
From Castle Head Field Centre reached by road from the SW. From W side of buildings path ascends through woods past assault course and crumbling castle walls to summit. High point between 2 large Yews. Area deserted today.RichardM01/01/2024
Guessed correctly the centre would be closed, so no problems driving to and parking there. Path at right most edge of buildings.Minto29/12/2023
Went up east facing slopes very steep. Sign at top says out of bounds. Summit by fibreglass shelter with sign saying sttep slope. Descend to north via ruined building, keep out construction site. Past assault course no access without supervision. A well managed activity centre. Some sort of yoga meditation class taking place by carpark.cjo16/09/2023
Up from Manchester. Asked if OK to park in CP for 10 mins. Great little HillGordonAdshead18/11/2022
Drive down the access road and immediately before entering the centre grounds is a sign to visitor parking. Extensive buiding work going on so walked beyond parking area and turned left on a track which soon became a path which gave access to summit area.moorsman14/07/2021
Parked opposite the field centre and walked up the western path, seeing no-one, but arriving at the summit to find the smouldering embers of a camp fire and equipment for a marshmallow feast.Nick Down120/10/2020
Short boxing day walk from the house, dodging the rain. Easy up the path to West of the field studies centre, stepped path leads up past the ruin which you must avoid. Takes about ten mins max.nickywood126/12/2019
From Meathop Hall via Meathop Fell. Path up to W of the Field Centre, up N ridge With PM, NC, PB, Vic, Lisa & Danial.CJM13/01/2019
From Meathop Fell with CM, PB, NC, Vic, Lisa and Daniel on the weekend of his 60th bash. A pleasant walk up. Centre deserted so no access problems.bolton13/01/2019
From the deserted FSC CP. May have seen Bolton, there same day, party acting guardedly as I scampered up the wrong left. East side of the centre. Better to the right / West side of centre as Wheelsey says, to path that goes to summit beyond the crumbling structure therenordicstar13/01/2019
Parked at the Field Centre, seemed deserted. Short walk on a good track to the top, past the partially ruined walled gardens. Access might be problematical if the centre occupied.jonglew02/12/2018
Was working at the FSC so it was a 5 minute walk from the house after dinner. A path on the W side of the hill gives better access and avoids the FSC as much as possible - the route I took up the E side was very steep.Wheelsy25/07/2018
Overcast, still, 6 degrees C. Fine hill and interesting place. Summit is next to igloo.Wycombe Wanderer05/02/2017
Drove in from sw, used visitors parking, path to summit, drive out using the much better road exiting to North. All quiet at activities centre, Monday lunchtimeRHW03/08/2015
Summit beyond ruin at S end of the summit copse, by two tall yews (and some eyesore contraption from the activities field centre).Aye Jimmy02/04/2015
From W lodge to Field Centre then easily up and down NW ridge.chalky195309/01/2014
malcorbett24/03/2024
DC11main14/02/2022
dickiewren24/01/2022
Martin R24/09/2021
conanharrod15/03/2021
Rambling Ray25/09/2020
Jim B30/06/2018
GaryJones04/08/2017
mae26/04/2017
peebs10/11/2016
Alan Caine19/09/2015
Dave Geere24/12/2014
jimbloomer01/11/2013