- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 180 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport64 km
- MME Teesside International Airport101 km
About Wintershields
Wintershields is a landmark. Location: Askerton, Cumberland. 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.
Photos of Wintershields
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Askerton Castle Keith Salvesen · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Triermain Castle Peter McDermott · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Bewcastle Castle Peter McDermott · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Wintershields
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 103 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 106 | 77 | 87 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 83 | 89 | 101 | 103 | 106 |
How to get to Wintershields
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, 70 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 110 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 70 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 Wintershields
Within 100 km: 772 historic and cultural sites, 3,079 natural sites, 630 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km210 places
- Fishgarth Holm Island 23 kmS
- Coathouse Island Island 21 kmS
- Little Corby Island Island 17 kmSW
- Goat Island Island 7 kmW
25–60 km1,294 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 59 kmW
- Kirkland Scar Island 33 kmW
- Cherry Holm Island 58 kmS
- Rampsholme Island Island 59 kmSW
60–100 km2,977 places
- High Moor Mountain 96 kmS
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 85 kmSW
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 90 kmNE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 89 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Tower Brae Landmark, Askerton1.1 km E
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Bewcastle Castle Historic site, Bewcastle2.4 km N
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Collin Bank Landmark, Askerton1.9 km E
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Askerton Castle Historic site, Askerton3.2 km S
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Hall Hills Landmark, Bewcastle2.4 km N
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Fanum Cocidi Historic site, Bewcastle2.5 km N
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The Beacon Mountain, Askerton2.2 km SE
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Braes Tower Landmark, Bewcastle3.3 km NE
Nearest towns and villages
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Shopford Village, Askerton1 km NE
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Bewcastle Village, Bewcastle2.4 km N
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Kirkcambeck Village, Askerton4.1 km SW
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Stapleton Village, Cumberland5.5 km W
Sources & licences
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