There are 214 Wainwrights – these are the 214 Lake District fells (peaks) described in Alfred Wainwright’s famous seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells.

What “Wainwrights” Means

  • The term Wainwrights refers specifically to the 214 summits Wainwright chose to include in his guidebooks to the Lake District, not every hill in the area.
  • All of these fells lie within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, with all but one (Castle Crag) being over 1,000 feet in height.

Why 214 Matters To Walkers

  • Many hikers set themselves the challenge of “bagging all 214 Wainwrights,” turning the list into a long-term goal and rite of passage for UK hillwalkers.
  • Walking all 214 has become a popular topic in outdoor communities and forums, with people sharing routes, times, and personal completion stories.

TL;DR: When people ask “how many Wainwrights are there,” they almost always mean the Lake District fells in Wainwright’s guides – and that list is 214.