Smithy Brow

Smithy Brow is a locality in Patterdale, Westmorland and Furness, England. Smithy Brow is situated nearby to the locality Slipper Brow, as well as near John Bell’s Banner.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Middle Dodd and Red Screes.

Middle Dodd

Peak

Photo: Shanesykes, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Middle Dodd is a fell in the English Lake District, an outlier of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells. It stands above Kirkstone Pass on the road from Ullswater to Ambleside.

Red Screes is a fell in the English Lake District, situated between the villages of Patterdale and Ambleside. It may be considered an outlier of the Fairfield group in the Eastern Fells, but is separated from its neighbours by low cols.

Kirkstone Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: David Gearing, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkstone Pass is a mountain pass in the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria. It is at an altitude of 1,489 feet. It is the District's highest pass traversed by road; the A592 between Ambleside in Rothay Valley and Patterdale in Ullswater Valley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hartsop and Rydal.

Hartsop

Hamlet

Photo: Ericoides, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hartsop is a small village in the English Lake District. It lies in the Patterdale valley, near Brothers Water, Hayeswater and Kirkstone Pass. It consists of 17th-century grey stone cottages, like so many of its neighbours. Hartsop is situated 2½ miles north of Smithy Brow.

Rydal

Village

Photo: Cmyk, Public domain.

Rydal is a village in Cumbria, England. It is a small cluster of houses, a hotel, and St Mary's Church, on the A591 road midway between Ambleside and Grasmere. Rydal is situated 3 miles southwest of Smithy Brow.