There is not much information available on this building which accordingly dates back to the 16th century. In "The Annals of Kendal" there is reference of the hall that "lays in the shadows of Hesfell Nab" and "was once a place of considerable importance." The book suggests the hall belonged to the Briggs family, who were cousins of the Philipsons who owned Hollin Hall near Crook.
According to matthewpemmott.co.uk - "The Philipsons were staunchly Royalist, and during the English Civil War, the Briggs family (who were Parliamentarians) frequently clashed. After the war, the Philipsons stripped their cousins, the Briggs, of all their Kendal possessions, including Helsfell Hall. The hall was emptied of all its furnishings and left derelict. It was only listed (Grade II) in 1984, seemingly after years of confusion over which of the three Hesfell Halls was the original and older. The hall was, in recent years, consolidated and repaired. All damaged pointing was replaced. Damaged portions of the roof were replaced and the derelict contemporary additions were removed and rebuilt.
Cornelius Nicholson's "Annals of Kendal" also noted that there had been some excavations at the hall, and that an undated dig had revealed a two foot bronze cross. From this discovery, he deduced that there had been a small chapel at the hall."
The hall is used to look after the sheep in these fields. The cache is easily accessible with no need to enter the hall or scramble over any of the lose stones!
For Chewy Trail 5 continue on the path up the steep hill through a couple of kissing gates and into the next field. Keep left and follow the path to the next cache. Alternatively for some extra mileage keep right with the option to take the footbridge over the bypass, keeping right again leads up to Cunswick Scar for some fantastic views on a clear day.