Hostel · Cumbria
YHA Helvellyn
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- 48minwalk to the beach
- 143mclimb from the beach
- 28minwalk to a bus stop
- 64minCarlisle Lake District Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Quiet evenings
At a glance
The nearest beach is about 48 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 143 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 28 minutes away.
There are few bars nearby, so evenings should be quiet.
Good for
- Quiet evenings: 0 bars or clubs within 300 m
Think twice if
- Beach 48 min on foot
- Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 143 m
- Carlisle Lake District Airport is 64 min away by car
Each line rests on a number computed for this place.
How it compares
Compared with the 600 places we mapped in Lake District. A longer bar means fewer places are as close.
- Walk to the beach 48 min Closer than 19% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 28 min Closer than 8% of places
- Drive to Carlisle Lake District Airport 64 min Closer than 58% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 143 m Less climbing than 2% of places
Contact and maps
How far is everything
- Nearest beach 48 min
- Bus stopGlenridding, at Bus Shelter 28 min
Sights and days out
- Ullswater By car: 17 min
- Ambleside By car: 29 min
- Keswick By car: 36 min
- Grasmere and Dove Cottage By car: 36 min
- Windermere By car: 37 min
- Derwentwater By car: 39 min
- Cat Bells By car: 46 min
- Muncaster Castle By car: 90 min
- Helvellyn
Getting here
- Carlisle Lake District AirportBy car: 64 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 290 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 143 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 3.7%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 0
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 0
Other places nearby
- Bury Jubilee Outdoor Pursuits CentreHostel · Beach 49 min walk 100 m away
- Swirral Edge CottageHoliday apartments · Beach 50 min walk 100 m away
- Almond LodgeHostel · Beach 49 min walk 100 m away
- Striding Edge CottageHoliday apartments · Beach 50 min walk 100 m away
- Tower CottageHoliday apartments · Beach 50 min walk 150 m away
How we worked this out
These figures are computed, not measured on foot. Walking times use the mapped streets and paths at about 4.8 km/h, with steps counted slower. Driving times use typical road speeds plus time for junctions and parking, so allow extra at busy times. The slope compares the height of the hotel with the nearest beach. "Steep" means an average of 8% or more. Noise counts mapped bars, pubs and nightclubs in a straight line.
Computed 30 Oct 2026. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles (NASA SRTM 30 m and national datasets such as USGS 3DEP).
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