Village

Lorton

Located in Cumberland, Cumbria Coordinates: 54°36′52″ N 3°16′41″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 280 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside: 13; listed under Lorton
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: IOM Isle of Man Airport106 km; NCL Newcastle International Airport112 km

About Lorton

Lorton is a village. Location: Cumberland, Cumbria. Elevation: 280 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (106 km). Nearby sights include Widow Hause and Dodd (Lorton).

Photos of Lorton

Cockermouth Castle Richard Nevell · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Lorton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 167 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (176 mm)
Driest month: June (89 mm)

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13° 5°

16° 8°

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Jan

175

Feb

127

Mar

135

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

117

Sep

133

Oct

170

Nov

167

Dec

176

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 Lorton
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	7°	10°	13°	16°	18°	17°	14°	11°	7°	5°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	3°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	175	127	135	93	90	89	97	117	133	170	167	176

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lorton

The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 106 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 90 km to the south.

Airports

Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 106 kmsouthwest
Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 112 kmnortheast
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 120 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Blackpool Population: 145K 90 kmsouth
Preston Population: 313.3K 102 kmsouth
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 109 kmsoutheast
Burnley Population: 149.4K 113 kmsoutheast
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 114 kmeast

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

Day trips from Lorton

Within 100 km: 571 historic and cultural sites, 2,507 natural sites, 556 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km589 places

Cherry Holm Island 23 kmE
Smithymire Island Island 16 kmSE
Deergarth How Island Island 16 kmSE
Rampsholme Island Island 10 kmE

25–60 km1,173 places

High Moor Mountain 45 kmS
Roanhead Beach Beach 50 kmS
St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 25 kmSW
Powillimount Beach Beach 36 kmNW

60–100 km1,872 places

British Isles Island 83 kmSW
St Anne's Beach Beach 98 kmS
Murrays Isles Island 66 kmW
Foulney Island Island 63 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Lorton

13 places

Cities & villages2

Lorton · Village
Scales · Village

Mountains & nature10

Broom Fell · Mountain
Brown How - Whinlatter · Mountain
Embleton High Common · Mountain
Grisedale Pike · Mountain
Harrot · Mountain
Hobcarton Crag · Mountain
Hobcarton End · Mountain
Kirk Fell (Lorton) · Mountain
Swinside · Mountain
Whinlatter Top · Mountain

Heritage & sights1

Lorton Hall · Landmark

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Widow Hause Mountain, Wythop
2 km N
Dodd (Lorton) Mountain, Buttermere
2.2 km S
Ladyside Pike Mountain, Buttermere
2.5 km S
Redhow Crags Mountain, Loweswater
2.9 km SW
Hopegill Head Mountain, Buttermere
3.1 km S
Tarbarrel Moss Mountain, Above Derwent
3.1 km E