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Banks

Located in Burtholme, Cumberland Coordinates: 54°58′25″ N 2°40′17″ W

Map showing the location of Banks Banks
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
141 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 Airport63 km
MME Teesside International Airport95 km

About Banks

Banks is a village. Location: Burtholme, Cumberland. Elevation: 141 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Lanercost Priory - Priors Tower and Lanercost Priory - King Edwards Tower.

Climate of Banks

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 89 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (91 mm)
Driest month
April (52 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 Banks
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°12°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°1°2°3°5°8°11°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)896473525560667375858991

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Banks

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 63 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 68 km to the east.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 63 kmeast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 95 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 117 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 68 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 83 kmeast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 102 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 114 kmnorth
  • Blackpool Population: 145K 131 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Banks

Within 100 km: 802 historic and cultural sites, 2,959 natural sites, 612 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km213 places

  • Fishgarth Holm Island 16 kmSW
  • Coathouse Island Island 15 kmSW
  • Little Corby Island Island 12 kmSW
  • Goat Island Island 11 kmNW

25–60 km1,346 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 59 kmW
  • Kirkland Scar Island 33 kmW
  • Wood Howe Island 54 kmS
  • Cherry Holm Island 51 kmS

60–100 km2,814 places

  • High Moor Mountain 89 kmS
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 98 kmSW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 81 kmSW
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 96 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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