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3 unusual facts about Grange Fell


Grange Fell

Shepherds Crag above the more famous rockface of that name, adjacent to the Lodore Falls and Hotel, and Grange Crags above Grange.

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The fell has a summit plateau which consist of many heather-covered hummocks, drystone walls and clumps of trees.

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Grange Fell is owned by the National Trust and was one of its first acquisitions in the Lake District in 1910; the fell was purchased by public subscription as a memorial to King Edward VII at the bequest of the King’s sister Princess Louise, who then was President of the Trust.



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