Meaning & use
fell walking
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Meaning
noununcountableBritish
the activity of walking in the hills and mountains, especially in northern England.
Grammar: Used as a general activity, like hiking or swimming; no plural form.
Patterns
- go fell walking
- enjoy fell walking
We spent the weekend fell walking in the Lake District.
Fell walking requires good boots and a waterproof jacket.
She took up fell walking after moving to Cumbria.
Common combinations
- go fell walking
- They often go fell walking on Sundays.
- fell walking boots
- You need proper fell walking boots for those rocky paths.
- a fell walking holiday
- They booked a fell walking holiday in the Lakes.
Synonyms and how they differ
- hiking
- A more general word used everywhere; fell walking is specifically British and refers to hills and mountains.
- hillwalking
- Very similar, but often used for gentler hills rather than the steep fells of northern England.
Commonly confused: fell walking or fall walking?
fell walking vs fall walking
Fell walking is about hills (fells); fall walking would mean walking in autumn, which is not a common phrase.
Practice
Where would you most likely go fell walking?
Choose one answer.
Fell walking refers to walking in the hills and mountains of northern England, such as the Lake District. Beaches, cities, and deserts are not fells.
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Write a sentence using “fell walking”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.