Old Man of Coniston - Martin Baker

This page is about Old Man of Coniston. For other information about staying at Monk Coniston see the page here.

Other Walks from Monk Coniston:

Walking from Monk Coniston - Old Man of Coniston

First walk (or catch the 505 bus) to Coniston, either along the lake or along a lane past Boon Crag Farm then left through a wood:

At Coniston I went along Tilberthwaite Avenue and past the bus stop:

Past the Yewdale Inn and over the river:

Up Yewdale Road to the right of this building:

Turn right here just after the Sun pub:

Then through this yard:

At the Miners bridge stay to the left of the Beck:

View down to the Coppermines:

As we get higher there are more industrial relics:

Past Low Water and up the zig-zag path. It gets quite crowded in summer.

From the top you can look back to Coniston Water:

I didn't take a picture of the trig point, on the top, as it was too crowded.

Beyond the trig point is a wide ridge

The view south toward Barrow-in-Furness:

Toward Dow Crag (778m) but before that down a steep path past Goats Water.

Then along a gentle path (Walna Scar Road) which becomes a road at the car park.

Picture from2018, I think this is below the Old Man to the south east:

Other Walks from Monk Coniston:

Other Documents on this site

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Getting To HF Houses on Public Transport
Abingworth Hall
Dolserau Hall in Dolgellau
Longmynd Hotel in Church Stretton
Holnicote House - Selworthy
Newfield Hall - Malham
Derwent Bank - Keswick
Freshwater Bay House
Chy Morvah - St Ives
Harrington House - Bourton-on-the-Water
Nythfa House - Brecon Beacons
Peak District The Peveril of the Peak - Dovedale or Lee Wood Hotel - Buxton
Larpool Hall - Whitby
Thorns Hall - Sedbergh
Monk Coniston
Nether Grange - Alnmouth
Alitshellach - Glen Coe

Former HF Houses
Conwy (1914- 2011)
Newlands (1914- 1987)
Swanage (1947- 1995)
Isle of Arran (1925- )
Scarborough (1954- 1998)
Lulworth
Beddgelert
New Inns
Penrith
Milford-on-Sea

About This Site

Here is some information I have gathered together about getting to and walking from HF houses when leaving the car at home. On these pages I have also put some history about former HF houses I have visited.

The information here is based on my visits to HF houses over the years. It may be out of date so don't rely on anything here without checking. If you find any errors why not let others know by putting a post on the HF Holiday Fans ( unofficial) Facebook forum. I will try to quote such posts here so they don't get lost.

This is information I have discovered over the years which would have been useful to know before. Unfortunately the travel information on the HF website, for getting to houses by public transport, is poor. I think it would be better if the information on this page were on the HF website.