Mountains & hills · North East England
Shap Summit
Shap Summit in England North East, United Kingdom.
Ann Cook — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Shap Summit is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Shap Summit refers to three different route summits in close proximity, of the A6 road, M6 motorway and the highest point of the West Coast Main Line railway in England, near to the Cumbria village of Shap in North West England, crossing the hills of the Lake District.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.5026, -2.6455
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Shap Rural
- Postcode
- CA10 3RA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Sources
- wikidata: Q18413024 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shap Summit (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shap Summit?
- Shap Summit is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA10 3RA), in the parish of Shap Rural.
- Is Shap Summit free to visit?
- Yes, Shap Summit is free to enter.
- How do I get to Shap Summit?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA10 3RA. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency.