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Roadhead

Located in Bewcastle, Cumberland Coordinates: 55°04′01″ N 2°45′25″ W

Map showing the location of Roadhead Roadhead
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
192 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 Airport68 km
MME Teesside International Airport106 km

About Roadhead

Roadhead is a village. Location: Bewcastle, Cumberland. Elevation: 192 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Roadhead Hill and Cumcrook Tower.

Climate of Roadhead

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 Roadhead
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 Roadhead

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 68 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 74 km to the east.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 68 kmeast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 106 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 106 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 74 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 90 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 102 kmnorth
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 112 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 130 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Roadhead

Within 100 km: 757 historic and cultural sites, 3,136 natural sites, 657 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km236 places

  • Fishgarth Holm Island 25 kmS
  • Coathouse Island Island 23 kmS
  • Little Corby Island Island 18 kmS
  • Goat Island Island 5 kmSW

25–60 km1,307 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 56 kmW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 30 kmSW
  • Cherry Holm Island 59 kmS
  • Rampsholme Island Island 59 kmSW

60–100 km3,007 places

  • High Moor Mountain 98 kmS
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 84 kmSW
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 90 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 89 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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