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Bassenthwaite

Located in Cumberland, Cumbria Coordinates: 54°40′00″ N 3°11′08″ W

Map showing the location of Bassenthwaite Bassenthwaite
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
175 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
14
listed under Bassenthwaite
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport105 km
IOM Isle of Man Airport114 km

About Bassenthwaite

Bassenthwaite is a village. Location: Cumberland, Cumbria. Elevation: 175 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (105 km). Nearby sights include Skiddaw Middle Top and Bassenthwaite Lake.

Climate of Bassenthwaite

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (129 mm)
Driest month
April (66 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 Bassenthwaite
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°16°18°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1269397666669789199125121129

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bassenthwaite

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 105 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 95 km to the south.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 105 kmnortheast
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 114 kmsouthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 115 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Blackpool Population: 145K 95 kmsouth
  • Preston Population: 313.3K 105 kmsouth
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 107 kmeast
  • Blackburn Population: 146.5K 112 kmsoutheast
  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 115 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Bassenthwaite

Within 100 km: 594 historic and cultural sites, 2,641 natural sites, 562 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km529 places

  • Cherry Holm Island 21 kmSE
  • Smithymire Island Island 18 kmS
  • Deergarth How Island Island 16 kmSE
  • Rampsholme Island Island 10 kmS

25–60 km1,331 places

  • High Moor Mountain 50 kmS
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 56 kmS
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 34 kmSW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 36 kmNW

60–100 km1,937 places

  • British Isles Island 91 kmSW
  • Walney Island Island 62 kmS
  • Murrays Isles Island 70 kmW
  • Foulney Island Island 69 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Bassenthwaite

14 places
  1. 1 Bassenthwaite 412

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages3

Mountains & nature10

Nearby attractions & nature

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