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Routes up
A grassy path climbs the north side of the hill to the trig pillar.
Near the start
From OpenStreetMap, within 2 km. Check opening times before you rely on them.
Summit today
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Binsey each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 447m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Binsey each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
No snow is forecast at the summit in the next 7 days.
Sun today
9h 38m of daylight. Golden hour ends 08:00 and starts 15:51. From the summit you see the sun 07:02 to 16:49.
Nearby summits
About Binsey
Binsey stands apart from the rest of the northern fells, north of Bassenthwaite Lake and west of the Skiddaw massif. It is a low, rounded hill of grass and heather with a trig pillar on top. Longlands Fell, the nearest higher hill, is 5.1km to the east.
Short paths climb the grassy slopes from the lanes around its foot. The most-used start is on the north side near High Ireby, from where a path rises to the summit with no rock or steep ground on the way.
The summit looks south to the Skiddaw group and north over the Solway Firth to the hills of south-west Scotland. It makes a good short walk or a quick addition to a day in the northern fells.
Binsey is 447 m (1,466 ft) high with 242 m of prominence. It is in Lake District N, England. OS grid reference NY225355. It is the 20th highest of the 25 summits Peakify lists in Lake District N. The nearest summits are Cockup (5.3 km), Ullock Pike (7.0 km) and Sale Fell (6.6 km).
Yes. The climb is short, grassy and free of rock, and the hill stands on its own, so you can see where you are going.
Yes. It is a Wainwright, a Marilyn and a Birkett.
Most walkers start from the lanes on the north side near High Ireby.
Binsey is 447 metres high with 242 metres of prominence.
Binsey is listed in Lake District N, England.
Peakify lists 1 route for Binsey, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
About Binsey
Binsey stands apart from the rest of the northern fells, north of Bassenthwaite Lake and west of the Skiddaw massif. It is a low, rounded hill of grass and heather with a trig pillar on top. Longlands Fell, the nearest higher hill, is 5.1km to the east.
Short paths climb the grassy slopes from the lanes around its foot. The most-used start is on the north side near High Ireby, from where a path rises to the summit with no rock or steep ground on the way.
The summit looks south to the Skiddaw group and north over the Solway Firth to the hills of south-west Scotland. It makes a good short walk or a quick addition to a day in the northern fells.
Binsey is 447 m (1,466 ft) high with 242 m of prominence. It is in Lake District N, England. OS grid reference NY225355. It is the 20th highest of the 25 summits Peakify lists in Lake District N. The nearest summits are Cockup (5.3 km), Ullock Pike (7.0 km) and Sale Fell (6.6 km).
Yes. The climb is short, grassy and free of rock, and the hill stands on its own, so you can see where you are going.
Yes. It is a Wainwright, a Marilyn and a Birkett.
Most walkers start from the lanes on the north side near High Ireby.
Binsey is 447 metres high with 242 metres of prominence.
Binsey is listed in Lake District N, England.
Peakify lists 1 route for Binsey, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
