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Shopford

Located in Askerton, Cumberland Coordinates: 55°03′00″ N 2°41′00″ W

Map showing the location of Shopford Shopford
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
203 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport64 km
MME Teesside International Airport101 km

About Shopford

Shopford is a village. Location: Askerton, Cumberland. Elevation: 203 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Tower Brae and Bewcastle Castle.

Climate of Shopford

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (106 mm)
Driest month
April (61 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Shopford
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1067787616468748389101103106

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Shopford

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 64 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 69 km to the east.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 64 kmeast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 101 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 109 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 69 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 85 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 106 kmnorth
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 107 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 135 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Shopford

Within 100 km: 769 historic and cultural sites, 3,064 natural sites, 628 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km210 places

  • Fishgarth Holm Island 24 kmS
  • Coathouse Island Island 22 kmS
  • Little Corby Island Island 18 kmSW
  • Goat Island Island 8 kmW

25–60 km1,280 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 60 kmW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 34 kmW
  • Cherry Holm Island 59 kmS
  • Rampsholme Island Island 60 kmSW

60–100 km2,971 places

  • High Moor Mountain 97 kmS
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 86 kmSW
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 89 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 88 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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