Village

Ploughlands

Located in Kirkbampton, Cumberland Coordinates: 54°53′34″ N 3°07′31″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 25 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: NCL Newcastle International Airport93 km; PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport115 km

About Ploughlands

Ploughlands is a village. Location: Kirkbampton, Cumberland. Elevation: 25 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (93 km). Nearby sights include Downhall and Drumburgh Castle.

Photos of Ploughlands

Drumburgh Castle Rose and Trev Clough · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Ploughlands

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 89 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (92 mm)
Driest month: April (51 mm)

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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 Ploughlands
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)	1°	1°	3°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	89	66	73	51	54	62	70	75	80	91	89	92

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Ploughlands

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 93 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 97 km to the east.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 93 kmeast
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 115 kmnorthwest
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 117 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 97 kmeast
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 112 kmeast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 118 kmnorth
Blackpool Population: 145K 120 kmsouth
Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 127 kmeast

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

Day trips from Ploughlands

Within 100 km: 647 historic and cultural sites, 3,115 natural sites, 670 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km177 places

Kirkland Scar Island 7 kmNW
Fishgarth Holm Island 23 kmE
Coathouse Island Island 20 kmE
Little Corby Island Island 20 kmE

25–60 km1,741 places

St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 54 kmSW
Powillimount Beach Beach 29 kmW
Tuft Rock Island 59 kmS
Hestan Island Island 45 kmW

60–100 km2,514 places

High Moor Mountain 75 kmS
Roanhead Beach Beach 82 kmS
Walney Island Island 88 kmS
Murrays Isles Island 72 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Downhall Historic site, Aikton
3.4 km S
Drumburgh Castle Historic site, Bowness
4.1 km N
Burgh by Sands Tower of Radulph Wallensis Landmark, Burgh By Sands
4.4 km NE
Burgh by Sands Tower of Andrew the chaplain Landmark, Burgh By Sands
5.1 km NE
Parson's Thorn Mountain, Orton
4.6 km SE
Moorhouse Hall Top Mountain, Woodside
5.2 km S