Bleaberry Fell
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| Bleaberry Fell | |
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 Bleaberry Fell seen from Hause Gate on the opposite side of Derwent Water |
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| Elevation | 590 m (1,936 ft) |
| Location | Cumbria,  England |
| Range | Lake District |
| Prominence | 40 m |
| Topo map | OS Explorer OL4 |
| OS grid reference | NY285195 |
| Listing | Wainwright |
Bleaberry Fell is a fell in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. It has a height of 590 metres (1,936 feet). It is situated in the central area of the national park, four kilometres south of Keswick, and is the northernmost fell on the ridge that separates the valleys containing the lakes of Derwent Water (Borrowdale) and Thirlmere. This ridge, which also contains the fells of High Seat and High Tove, is notoriously boggy underfoot, but Bleaberry Fell is mostly dry and the heather covered summit gives an excellent all round vista. To the east the fell has the rock faces of Iron Crag and Goat Crags as it falls away towards the Thirlmere valley.
The fell is usually climbed from the car park in Great Wood in Borrowdale, firstly ascending Walla Crag via Cat Gill and then continuing south easterly for two kilometres to Bleaberry Fell which is clearly in view. The fell can also be climbed from Keswick, an 11 kilometre round trip, again going by Walla Crag. Walla Crag is in fact part of Bleaberry Fell, being the outlying north western crags, but is given the status of a separate fell by Lake District writers due to its excellent views and popularity.
Another possible starting point is the hamlet of Dale Bottom on the main Keswick to Ambleside road. It is possible to continue from Bleaberry Fell southerly along the ridge to take in the other Wainwright fells of High Seat and High Tove following a line of old fence posts. This ridge is very boggy.
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Armboth Fell • Bleaberry Fell • Blea Rigg • Calf Crag • Eagle Crag • Gibson Knott • Grange Fell • Great Crag • Harrison Stickle • Helm Crag • High Raise • High Rigg • High Seat • High Tove • Loft Crag • Loughrigg Fell • Pavey Ark • Pike of Stickle • Raven Crag • Sergeant Man • Sergeant's Crag • Silver How • Steel Fell • Tarn Crag • Thunacar Knott • Ullscarf • Walla Crag |
