List of Wainwrights By Book

Alfred Wainwright put together 7 guide books to the 214 Lakeland fells between 1952 and 1966 called the Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. The fells are now fondly known as Wainwrights and it’s a great challenge to visit the summit of each one. This is just a quick list of Wainwrights by book, and a record of the walks we’ve done to tick them off.

Each link in the table will take you to a walk we’ve done to get to the summit of each fell. I find it useful to see the Wainwrights by book and by height.

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Book 1: The Eastern Fells

This guidebook covers the eastern region of the Lake District. It includes well known fells such as Helvellyn, Striding Edge, St. Sunday Crag, and Place Fell and classic Lakeland walking routes such as the Fairfield Horseshoe. The area extends from Ullswater in the west to Thirlmere in the east, and from Grasmere in the south to the Eden Valley in the north. Wainwright recommends staying in Patterdale as a base to explore the area.

Get The Eastern Fells (Wainwright Readers Edition): A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells.

Name	Height
Helvellyn	950m
Nethermost Pike	891m
Catstycam	890m
Raise	883m
Fairfield	873m
White Side	863m
Dollywaggon Pike	858m
Great Dodd	857m
Stybarrow Dodd	843m
St Sunday Crag	841m
Hart Crag	823m
Dove Crag	792m
Watson’s Dodd	789m
Red Screes	776m
Great Rigg	766m
Hart Side	756m
Seat Sandal	736m
Clough Head	726m
Birkhouse Moor	718m
Sheffield Pike	675m
High Pike	656m
Middle Dodd	654m
Little Hart Crag	637m
Birks	622m
Heron Pike	612m
Hartsop Above How	570m
Great Mell Fell	537m
High Hartsop Dodd	519m
Low Pike	508m
Little Mell Fell	505m
Stone Arthur	500m
Gowbarrow Fell	481m
Nab Scar	450m
Glenridding Dodd	442m
Arnison Crag	433m

 

Book 2: The Far Eastern Fells

This book explores the far eastern part of the Lake District, including fells such as High Street, Kidsty Pike, Place Fell, and Beda Fell. The area extends from Ullswater and Haweswater in the west to the M6 motorway in the east, and from Kirkstone Pass in the south to the Eden Valley in the north.

Get A Pictorial Guide to The Lakeland Fells: The Far Eastern Fells.

Name	Height
High Street	828m
High Raise	802m
Ramspsgill Head	792m
Thornthwaite Crag	784m
Kidsty Pike	780m
Harter Fell	778m
Caudale Moor	763m
Mardale Ill Bell	760m
Ill Bell	757m
The Knott	739m
Kentmere Pike	730m
Froswick	720m
Branstree	713m
Yoke	706m
Gray Crag	699m
Rest Dodd	696m
Loadpot Hill	671m
Wether Hill	670m
Tarn Crag	664m
Place Fell	657m
Selside Pike	655m
Grey Crag	638m
Hartsop Dodd	618m
Shipman Knotts	587m
The Nab	576m
Angletarn Pikes	567m
Brock Crags	561m
Arthur’s Pike	533m
Bonscale Pike	524m
Sallows	516m
Beda Fell	509m
Wansfell	488m
Sour Howes	483m
Steel Knotts	432m
Hallin Fell	388m
Troutbeck Tongue	364m

 

 

Book 3: The Central Fells

The central area of the Lake District is covered in this guidebook including the ever-popular Langdale Pikes, the supremely lovely foothills overlooking Borrowdale and the ‘silent forests and gaunt crags’ above the dark waters of Thirlmere. It includes fells such as High Raise, Bowfell, Pike o’ Stickle, and Sergeant Man. The area extends from Borrowdale and Langdale in the west to Thirlmere and Patterdale in the east, and from Grasmere and Thirlmere in the south to Keswick in the north.

Get A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, Book 3: The Central Fells

Name	Height
High Raise	762m
Sergeant Man	736m
Harrison Stickle	736m
Ullscarf	726m
Thunacar Knott	723m
Pike of Stickle	709m
Pavey Ark	700m
Loft Crag	680m
High Seat	608m
Bleaberry Fell	590m
Sergeant’s Crag	571m
Steel Fell	553m
Tarn Crag	550m
Blea Rigg	541m
Calf Crag	537m
Eagle Crag	525m
High Tove	515m
Armboth Fell	479m
Raven Crag	461m
Great Crag	450m
Gibson Knott	420m
Grange Fell	415m
Helm Crag	405m
Silver How	395m
Walla Crag	376m
High Rigg	357m
Loughrigg Fell	335m

 

Book 4: The Southern Fells

The Southern Fells include the highest, roughest, grandest fells in Lakeland including the highest mountain in England, Scafell Pike. It includes other well known fells such as Scafell, Great End and Coniston Old Man. The area extends from Wrynose Pass and Hardknott Pass in the west to the Duddon Valley and Dunnerdale in the east, and from Eskdale in the south to Wasdale and Ennerdale in the north.

Get The Southern Fells (Wainwright Readers Edition): A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells

Name	Height
Scafell Pike	978m
Sca Fell	964m
Great End	910m
Bowfell	902m
Esk Pike	885m
Crinkle Crags	859m
Lingmell	807m
Coniston Old Man	803m
Swirl How	802m
Brim Fell	796m
Great Carrs	785m
Allen Crags	785m
Glaramara	783m
Dow Crag	778m
Grey Friar	773m
Wetherlam	763m
Slight Side	762m
Pike O’Blisco	709m
Cold Pike	701m
Harter Fell	654m
Rossett Pike	651m
Illgill Head	609m
Seathwaite Fell	601m
Rosthwaite Fell	551m
Hard Knott	549m
Win Rigg	535m
Green Crag	489m
Lingmoor Fell	469m
Black Fell	323m
Holme Fell	317m

Book 5: The Northern Fells

The Northern Fells include the rolling Caldbeck and Uldale Fells ‘serene and restful, a perfect sanctuary for birds and animals and fell-walkers who prefer to be away from the crowds’; Skiddaw ‘an affable, friendly giant’; majestic Blencathra ‘the mountaineer’s mountain’; Latrigg the favourite of visitors to Keswick and many more. The area extends from Bassenthwaite Lake and the River Derwent in the west to Caldbeck and the River Caldew in the east, and from Keswick in the south to Caldbeck Fell in the north.

Get The Northern Fells: A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells (Wainwright Readers Edition, Book 5)

Name	Height
Skiddaw	931m
Blencathra	868m
Skiddaw Little Man	865m
Carl Side	746m
Long Side	734m
Lonscale Fell	715m
Knott	710m
Bowscale Fell	702m
Great Calva	690m
Ullock Pike	690m
Bannerdale Crags	683m
Bakestall	673m
Carrock Fell	663m
High Pike	658m
Great Sca Fell	651m
Mungrisdale Common	633m
Brae Fell	586m
Meal Fell	550m
Great Cockup	526m
Souther Fell	522m
Dodd	502m
Longlands Fell	483m
Binsey	447m
Latrigg	367m

Book 6: The North-Western Fells

This book covers the area between the rivers Derwent and Cocker, bordered by Crummock Water and Buttermere to the west and by Bassenthwaite Lake and Derwent Water to the east.  It features fells such as Dale Head, Hindscarth and Robinson as well as Rannderdale Knotts.

Get A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells: The North Western Fells 

Name	Height
Grasmoor	852m
Eel Crag (Crag Hill)	839m
Grisedale Pike	791m
Sail	773m
Wandope	772m
Hopegill Head	770m
Dale Head	753m
Robinson	737m
Hindscarth	727m
Whiteside	707m
Scar Crags	672m
Whiteless Pike	660m
High Spy	653m
Causey Pike	637m
Ard Crags	581m
Maiden Moor	575m
Outerside	568m
Knott Rigg	556m
Lord’s Seat	552m
Whinlatter	517m
Broom Fell	511m
Barf	468m
Barrow	455m
Graystones	452m
Catbells	451m
Ling Fell	373m
Sale Fell	359m
Rannerdale Knotts	355m
Castle Crag	298m

Book 7: The Western Fells

The Western Fells offer widely diverse scenery and popular resorts such as Buttermere and Wasdale Head. They include fine peaks such as Pillar and Great Gable that rise close to 3,000 feet. There is also Haystacks (where Wainwright asked that his ashes be scattered) and valley and lake scenery of the very best vintage. The area extends from Wasdale Head and Wastwater in the east to the Cumbrian coast in the west, and from Borrowdale and Ennerdale in the south to Buttermere and Crummock Water in the north.

Get The Western Fells (Readers Edition): A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells Book 7

Name	Height
Great Gable	899m
Pillar	892m
Scoat Fell	841m
Red Pike (Wasdale)	826m
Steeple	819m
High Stile	807m
Kirk Fell	802m
Green Gable	801m
Haycock	797m
Red Pike (Buttermere)	755m
High Crag	744m
Brandreth	715m
Caw Fell	697m
Grey Knotts	697m
Seatallan	692m
Fleetwith Pike	648m
Base Brown	646m
Starling Dodd	633m
Yewbarrow	628m
Great Borne	616m
Haystacks	597m
Middle Fell	582m
Blake Fell	573m
Lank Rigg	541m
Gavel Fell	526m
Crag Fell	523m
Melbreak	512m
Hen Comb	509m
Grike	488m
Burnbank Fell	475m
Low Fell	423m
Buckbarrow	423m
Fellbarrow	416m

I hope this list of Wainwrights by book is useful for you!

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