Mountain

Ponsonby Fell

Located in Ponsonby, Cumberland Coordinates: 54°27′01″ N 3°25′03″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 315 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Gosforth; 3.8 km S
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July–August; See the climate
Airports: IOM Isle of Man Airport89 km; MME Teesside International Airport129 km

About Ponsonby Fell

Ponsonby Fell is a mountain. Location: Ponsonby, Cumberland. Elevation: 315 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (89 km). Nearby sights include Stone Pike and Swainson Knott.

Photos of Ponsonby Fell

Haycock Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Ponsonby Fell

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 137 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: January (night -1°)
Wettest month: October (140 mm)
Driest month: May (72 mm)

5° -1°

7° 1°

10° 2°

13° 4°

15° 7°

17° 10°

17° 9°

14° 7°

11° 5°

7° 2°

5° 0°

Jan

137

Feb

Mar

103

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

108

Oct

140

Nov

137

Dec

140

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 Ponsonby Fell
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	7°	10°	13°	15°	17°	17°	14°	11°	7°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	1°	2°	4°	7°	10°	9°	7°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	137	98	103	76	72	74	80	96	108	140	137	140

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Ponsonby Fell

The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 89 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 75 km to the south.

Airports

Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 89 kmsouthwest
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 129 kmeast
Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 129 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Blackpool Population: 145K 75 kmsouth
Preston Population: 313.3K 90 kmsoutheast
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 99 kmsoutheast
Burnley Population: 149.4K 106 kmsoutheast
Wigan Population: 175.4K 113 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Ponsonby Fell

Within 100 km: 519 historic and cultural sites, 2,080 natural sites, 436 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km536 places

St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 13 kmW
Smithymire Island Island 20 kmE
Deergarth How Island Island 25 kmNE
Rampsholme Island Island 23 kmNE

25–60 km981 places

High Moor Mountain 32 kmSE
Roanhead Beach Beach 34 kmS
Powillimount Beach Beach 50 kmN
Tuft Rock Island 33 kmE

60–100 km1,518 places

British Isles Island 63 kmSW
Ainsdale Beach Beach 97 kmS
St Anne's Beach Beach 82 kmS
Murrays Isles Island 67 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Gosforth Village, Gosforth
3.8 km S
Ponsonby Village, Ponsonby
3 km SW
Calder Bridge Village, Ponsonby
4.1 km W
Gosforth Village, Cumberland
3 km S
Wellington Village, Gosforth
3.2 km S
St. Bridget Beckermet Village, Cumberland
3.7 km W

Ponsonby Fell

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Stone Pike Mountain, St. Bridget Beckermet
0.9 km NW
Swainson Knott Mountain, St. Bridget Beckermet
1.3 km N
In Fell Mountain, Ponsonby
2.4 km SW
Cold Fell Mountain, St. Bridget Beckermet
3.2 km NW
Head of Haile Mountain, Haile
4.2 km NW
Orchard Hill Mountain, Wasdale
4.4 km SE
Infell Wood Landmark, Ponsonby
2.3 km SW
Latter Barrow Mountain, Ennerdale and Kinniside
4.5 km N

Ponsonby Fell

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026