Far Eastern Fells photographs

waterfall of water over wet sleddale reservoir dam with metal footbridge silhouetted in foreground

Wet Sleddale Reservoir dam

cracked red mud revealed by retreating haweswater water levels during dry period under red dawn skies

Haweswater drought

The Cockpit stone circle

wire fence on snow covered ridge between branstree and selside under dark leaden winter clouds

From Branstree to Selside

howegrain beck flowing through green pastures in howe grain valley of martindale under azure sky

Howegrain Beck in Martindale

backlit bannerdale barn in copse of trees surrounded by dry stone wall in summer

Bannerdale barn in summer

remote cotehow farm in martindale surrounded by frost covered fields under crags of birkie knott

Cotehow farm in Martindale

small water beck tumbles over a waterfall flowing towards distant haweswater reservoir under red dawn skies

Small Water Beck waterfall

sunlit old corpse road track above mardale under high street ridge and overcast skies

Old Corpse Road climbing out of Mardale

track from rampsgill head leading to high street ridge during clear summer dawn

Rampsgill Head view of High Street

rest dodd seen from satura crags on bright colourful winters day

Gateway to Rest Dodd

howstead brow ridge footpath leading up beda fell

Howstead Brow on Beda Fell

Thornthwaite Beacon view of Ill Bell, Froswick and Windermere at dawn

Thornthwaite Beacon and Ill Bell

Troutbeck barn and track in Hagg Gill

Troutbeck Barn beside Hagg Gill Beck

Wintry Bannerdale with hawthorn tree clinging to a crag in snow blizzard

Bannerdale valley in winter

winter dawn over Haweswater and High Street from Corpse Road

Haweswater from The Corpse Road

moody Lake Windermere from Orrest Head at dawn

Windermere from Orrest Head

winter light over Fusedale Martindale and Boredale from Wether Hill

View from Wether Hill

Snowy Boredale valley from Beda Fell

Remote Boredale farm

Colourful dawn clouds over High Street ridge footpath from thornthwaite crag

High Street ridge at dawn

Far Eastern Fells photographs was last modified: January 4th, 2023 by Gavin Dronfield

I have defined this area of the Lake District as being those to the east of the fells lining Ullswater and east of Windermere.

Being on the fringe of the National Park, these fells and their valleys are less touristy than the central valleys and are more like working landscapes.

There are some little gems to be found here though. Personal favourites are the Troutbeck valley and the walk from Swindale up to the bothy at the head of Mosedale. No big mountains and more like the Pennines than the central fells, these hills and dales are well worth a visit.