Island

Derwent Isle

Located in Keswick, Cumberland Coordinates: 54°35′29″ N 3°08′41″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 86 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Keswick; 1.2 km NE
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: NCL Newcastle International Airport106 km; MME Teesside International Airport111 km

About Derwent Isle

Derwent Isle is an island. Location: Keswick, Cumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (106 km). Nearby sights include Lingholm Islands and Castlehead.

Photos of Derwent Isle

Skiddaw Antiquary · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Derwent Isle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · 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° 4°

15° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

16° 9°

12° 6°

9° 4°

6° 2°

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 Derwent Isle
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	15°	17°	19°	19°	16°	12°	9°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	4°	2°
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 Derwent Isle

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 106 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 86 km to the south.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 106 kmnortheast
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 111 kmeast
Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 112 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Blackpool Population: 145K 86 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 107 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Derwent Isle

Within 100 km: 632 historic and cultural sites, 2,412 natural sites, 499 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km694 places

Wood Howe Island 24 kmSE
Seamew Crag Island 23 kmSE
Little Isle Island 19 kmSE
Heron Island Island 19 kmSE

25–60 km1,087 places

High Moor Mountain 42 kmS
Roanhead Beach Beach 48 kmS
St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 32 kmW
Powillimount Beach Beach 44 kmNW

60–100 km1,762 places

British Isles Island 86 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
1.2 km NE
Portinscale Village, Above Derwent
1.6 km NW
High Hill Neighbourhood, Keswick
1.5 km N
Braithwaite Village, Above Derwent
3.2 km W
Briar Rigg Neighbourhood, Keswick
1.8 km NE
Brigham Neighbourhood, Keswick
2.1 km NE

Derwent Isle

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Lingholm Islands Island, Above Derwent
0.5 km W
Castlehead Mountain, Keswick
0.9 km E
Lord's Island Island, Borrowdale
0.6 km SE
Derwentwater Lake, Cumbria
0.9 km S
Rampsholme Island Island, Borrowdale
1.1 km S
St Herbert's Island Island, Above Derwent
1.2 km S
Otterbield Island Island, Above Derwent
1.5 km SW
Swinside Mountain, Above Derwent
1.8 km W

Derwent Isle

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026