Cold Fell

Cold Fell is a grassy hill in the west of the Lake District in Cumbria. It stands near the road between Ennerdale Bridge and Calder Bridge, which is called Cold Fell Road. The road is often used by employees from Sellafield who live in Cockermouth. The hill is not steep anywhere and the summit is very flat. From the top, views stretch to the west Cumbrian coastline and the Sellafield site. The fell is recognised in Alfred Wainwright’s book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. In his chapter on Cold Fell he offers no climbing route, writing that anyone who cannot find the summit with a map alone should reconsider. The hill reaches 291 metres above sea level. A small group of horses lives on the fell and moves freely across nearby fells. Visitors walk up the gentle slopes and reach the flat summit. The wide views include the coast and industrial skyline of Sellafield. The grass is short and the ground is easy underfoot. The horses can often be seen grazing near the top. The route is straightforward and needs no special equipment.