Mountain

Castlehead

Located in Keswick, Cumberland Coordinates: 54°35′38″ N 3°07′54″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 162 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Keswick; 0.6 km N
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: NCL Newcastle International Airport105 km; MME Teesside International Airport111 km

About Castlehead

Castlehead is a mountain. Location: Keswick, Cumberland. Elevation: 162 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (105 km). Nearby sights include Derwent Isle and Lord's Island.

Photos of Castlehead

Skiddaw Antiquary · CC BY-SA 4.0
Great Dodd Silence-is-infinite · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Castlehead

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 185 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (194 mm)
Driest month: June (95 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 3°

14° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

18° 10°

15° 9°

12° 6°

8° 3°

6° 1°

Jan

193

Feb

139

Mar

151

Apr

101

May

Jun

Jul

105

Aug

126

Sep

144

Oct

186

Nov

185

Dec

194

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 Castlehead
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	14°	17°	19°	18°	15°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	10°	9°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	193	139	151	101	98	95	105	126	144	186	185	194

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Castlehead

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 105 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 87 km to the south.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 105 kmnortheast
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 111 kmeast
Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 112 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Blackpool Population: 145K 87 kmsouth
Preston Population: 313.3K 97 kmsouth
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 103 kmsoutheast
Burnley Population: 149.4K 106 kmsoutheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 106 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Castlehead

Within 100 km: 635 historic and cultural sites, 2,415 natural sites, 498 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km698 places

Wood Howe Island 23 kmSE
Seamew Crag Island 23 kmSE
Little Isle Island 19 kmSE
Heron Island Island 19 kmSE

25–60 km1,091 places

High Moor Mountain 42 kmS
Roanhead Beach Beach 49 kmS
St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 33 kmW
Powillimount Beach Beach 44 kmNW

60–100 km1,759 places

British Isles Island 87 kmSW
Great Britain Island 99 kmSE
St Anne's Beach Beach 94 kmS
Murrays Isles Island 75 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Keswick Village, Keswick
0.6 km N
Briar Rigg Neighbourhood, Keswick
1.3 km N
Brigham Neighbourhood, Keswick
1.4 km NE
High Hill Neighbourhood, Keswick
1.5 km NW
Portinscale Village, Above Derwent
2.1 km W
Great Crosthwaite Neighbourhood, Underskiddaw
1.9 km N

Castlehead

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Derwent Isle Island, Keswick
0.9 km W
Lord's Island Island, Borrowdale
0.9 km SW
Walla Crag Mountain, Borrowdale
1.6 km SE
Lingholm Islands Island, Above Derwent
1.4 km W
Rampsholme Island Island, Borrowdale
1.4 km SW
Latrigg Mountain, Underskiddaw
2.2 km NE
St Herbert's Island Island, Above Derwent
1.8 km SW
Derwentwater Lake, Cumbria
1.6 km SW

Castlehead

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026