- Elevation
- 13 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 24
- listed under Bowness
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport99 km
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport107 km
About Bowness
Bowness is a village. Location: Cumberland, Cumbria. Elevation: 13 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (99 km). Nearby sights include Galabank and River Annan.
Photos of Bowness
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Drumburgh Castle Rose and Trev Clough · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Galabank Colin Kinnear · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Bowness
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 98 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (103 mm)
- Driest month
- April (53 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 100 | 75 | 78 | 53 | 55 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 84 | 102 | 98 | 103 |
How to get to Bowness
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 99 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 104 km to the east.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 99 kmeast
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 107 kmnorthwest
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 114 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 104 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 114 kmnorth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 118 kmeast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 123 kmnorthwest
- Blackpool Population: 145K 124 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bowness
Within 100 km: 580 historic and cultural sites, 3,158 natural sites, 694 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km155 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 23 kmW
- Kirkland Scar Island 4 kmNE
- Cottage Island Island 18 kmNW
- Dormont Island Island 19 kmNW
25–60 km1,809 places
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 55 kmSW
- Hestan Island Island 39 kmW
- Green Island Island 57 kmW
- Wood Howe Island 55 kmSE
60–100 km2,468 places
- High Moor Mountain 79 kmS
- Roanhead Beach Beach 85 kmS
- Tuft Rock Island 65 kmS
- Walney Island Island 91 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Bowness
24 placesCities & villages9
- Anthorn · Village
- Bowness-on-Solway · Village
- Cardurnock · Village
- Drumburgh · Village
- Easton · Village
- Fingland · Village
- Glasson · Village
- Longcroft · Village
- Port Carlisle · Village
Lakes, rivers & coasts1
- Kirkland Scar · Island
Heritage & sights14
- Anthorn VLF Transmitter, Central Mast · Landmark
- Anthorn VLF Transmitter, Inner Ring Mast 1 · Landmark
- Anthorn VLF Transmitter, Inner Ring Mast 2 · Landmark
- Anthorn VLF Transmitter, Inner Ring Mast 3 · Landmark
- Anthorn VLF Transmitter, Inner Ring Mast 4 · Landmark
- Anthorn VLF Transmitter, Inner Ring Mast 5 · Landmark
- Anthorn VLF Transmitter, Inner Ring Mast 6 · Landmark
- Anthorn VLF Transmitter, Outer Ring Mast 1 · Landmark
- Anthorn VLF Transmitter, Outer Ring Mast 2 · Landmark
- Anthorn VLF Transmitter, Outer Ring Mast 3 · Landmark
- Anthorn VLF Transmitter, Outer Ring Mast 4 · Landmark
- Bowness on Solway · Landmark
- Cardurnock Tower · Landmark
- Drumburgh Castle · Historic site
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Galabank Landmark, Dumfries and Galloway7.6 km N
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River Annan River, Scotland4.7 km NW
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River Wampool River, England6.5 km SW
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River Waver River, England7.7 km SW
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Skinburness Landmark, Silloth-on-Solway8.6 km SW
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Burgh by Sands Tower of Radulph Wallensis Landmark, Burgh By Sands9.7 km E
Sources & licences
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