Parking
Start at the Sizergh Castle car park, about 250 yards from the main entrance. It is pay and display, free for National Trust members.
Overview
About Church Fell Walk at Sizergh
Why go
- Hilltop church viewpoint over the Lyth Valley
- Short loop with a clear destination
Heads up
- Long stretches of ordinary farm track
- Rough grass and rock with short steep slopes
The church sits at the high point of the loop with a toposcope and benches, looking out over:
Parkwolf’s verdictThe payoffMap & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation63–127 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Best time to go
Safety
8 active Lake District alerts
- ClosureChapel Stile footpath closed for retaining-wall riskPart of Footpath 543030 between Chapel Stile and Baysbrown campsite is closed because a retaining wall beside the path could collapse and material it supports could fall across the footpath.Official details
- ClosureStanley Ghyll Lower Falls footpath closed for rockfallThe section of Footpath 408037 leading towards Stanley Ghyll Lower Falls is closed because severe rockfall damage has made the path unstable and further rockfall remains a danger.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Lake District Tour Guide
Your drive to Church Fell Walk at Sizergh, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Lake District National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Sizergh: House, Garden and Holeslack0:00 / 1:12
“You're approaching Sizergh, where a medieval house and a garden full of different spaces make a rewarding stop together.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Lake District Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Helsington: Local Faces Among the Angels
- Lyth Valley: The Damson Story
- Hawfinches: A Beak That Cracks Cherry Stones
- Levens Hall: Three Centuries of Clipping
- 298 audio storiesacross Lake District’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Red Deer, Eurasian Otter, Osprey, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 265 trails, 89 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Church Fell Walk at Sizergh
The walk in shortChurch Fell walk is a closed 2.
Church Fell walk is a closed 2.5-mile loop taking about 2 hours at an easy pace, running from the castle car park up to St John's Church, Helsington, on Church Fell, then back down past the Holeslack Farm area. Rate it easy to lower-moderate, around 3 out of 10.
Route and terrainThe going is a mix of compacted track, public footpath and bridleway through farmland, with…
The going is a mix of compacted track, public footpath and bridleway through farmland, with grass, rock and firmer surfaces underfoot. Mapping flags some rough sections and short steep slopes.
The mapped route is not a high exposed ridge or technical scrambling line. The practical friction is uneven ground and one steepish section, so take boots with grip and expect a working farm landscape rather than a manicured path.
DogsDogs are welcome on the wider estate but must be kept on a lead, as the fields you cross hold…
Dogs are welcome on the wider estate but must be kept on a lead, as the fields you cross hold livestock.
Starting outBegin at the castle car park, roughly 250 yards from the main entrance.
Begin at the castle car park, roughly 250 yards from the main entrance. It is pay and display, with no charge for National Trust members. Toilets and a cafe are at the castle if you want a stop before or after.
How to pitch itTreat this as an estate and farmland walk with a genuinely worthwhile viewpoint, not a wild…
Treat this as an estate and farmland walk with a genuinely worthwhile viewpoint, not a wild high-fell day out.
The payoffClear weather makes a real difference to how far those views reach.
Clear weather makes a real difference to how far those views reach.
- the Lyth Valley
- Morecambe Bay
- the Lakeland Fells
Wildlife
Wildlife in Lake District
81 sightingsRed DeerMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
13 sightingsEurasian OtterMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
76 sightingsOspreyMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
51 sightingsEuropean BadgerMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
233 sightingsMute SwanMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
176 sightingsGrey HeronMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Lake District. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
