Swinescar Pike

Swinescar Pike is a locality in Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, England. Swinescar Pike is situated nearby to the locality Raw Pike, as well as near Little Castle How.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Silver How and Blea Rigg.

Silver How

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Silver How is a fell in the English Lake District, standing over the village of Grasmere. How, derived from the Old Norse word haugr, is a common local term for a hill or mound.

Blea Rigg

Peak

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blea Rigg is a fell in the English Lake District, lying between the valleys of Easedale and Great Langdale. One of the Central Fells, it is a broad plateau with a succession of rocky tops.

Allan Bank

Manor estate

Photo: Antiquary, CC BY 4.0.

Allan Bank is a grade II listed two-storey villa standing on high ground slightly to the west of Grasmere village in the heart of the Lake District. It is best known for being from 1808 to 1811 the home of William Wordsworth, but it was also occupied…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kelbarrow and Chapel Stile.

Kelbarrow

Locality

Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kelbarrow is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is located in close proximity to Grasmere, with views of Grasmere Lake.

Chapel Stile

Village

Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chapel Stile is a village in Cumbria, England, located approximately 5 miles northwest of Ambleside, within the Langdale valley. It contains a school, Holy Trinity church, the Co-op and the Wainwrights' Inn, and a quarry is located in the vicinity.