Docker Knott

Docker Knott sits just outside Kendal, a modest fell that doesn't announce itself loudly but rewards anyone who bothers to make the climb. The walk up takes roughly forty minutes from the village of Docker, and it's steep enough that you'll feel it in your legs but not so brutal that you need climbing gear.

From the summit, you get views across the Kendal valley and towards the Lake District proper - nothing that will leave you speechless, but proper pleasant on a clear day. The fell itself is rough moorland, windswept and bare, which means there's nowhere to hide if the weather turns. Locals use it regularly for a straightforward fell walk, and that's the point really.

It's the sort of place that works brilliantly if you're based nearby - say at Two Acre Glamping Pods just down the valley - and want a proper walk without committing to a full day in the mountains. Families with older kids will manage it fine. Younger ones might find it a bit tedious without anything obvious to look at once you're up there.

No facilities on the fell itself, so bring water. Free to visit, obviously. The walk itself is the attraction rather than any structures or exhibits, so go for the exercise and the views rather than expecting something to do at the top. Allow two hours round trip with time to catch your breath and take in the vista.