Natural site

St. Bees Head

Located in St. Bees, Cumberland Coordinates: 54°30′54″ N 3°38′25″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 14 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Whitehaven; 5.3 km NE
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: IOM Isle of Man Airport80 km; PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport125 km

About St. Bees Head

St. Bees Head is a natural site. Location: St. Bees, Cumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Fleswick Bay and Saint Bees Head Light.

Climate of St. Bees Head

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 115 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (120 mm)
Driest month: May (62 mm)

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9° 3°

12° 4°

15° 7°

17° 10°

19° 12°

19° 11°

16° 9°

13° 7°

9° 4°

7° 2°

Jan

119

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

118

Nov

115

Dec

120

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 St. Bees Head
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)	2°	1°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	119	85	86	63	62	63	69	82	92	118	115	120

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to St. Bees Head

The nearest airport is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), 80 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Blackpool, 87 km to the southeast.

Airports

Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 80 kmsouthwest
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 125 kmnorthwest
Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 138 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Blackpool Population: 145K 87 kmsoutheast
Preston Population: 313.3K 104 kmsoutheast
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 114 kmsoutheast
Burnley Population: 149.4K 122 kmsoutheast
Wigan Population: 175.4K 127 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from St. Bees Head

Within 100 km: 467 historic and cultural sites, 2,246 natural sites, 493 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km192 places

St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 4 kmSE
Scale Island Island 22 kmE
Wast Water Lake 24 kmE
Ennerdale Water Lake 17 kmE

25–60 km1,254 places

High Moor Mountain 47 kmSE
Roanhead Beach Beach 46 kmSE
Powillimount Beach Beach 42 kmN
Tuft Rock Island 49 kmE

60–100 km1,760 places

British Isles Island 62 kmS
St Anne's Beach Beach 94 kmSE
Foulney Island Island 61 kmSE
Bird Island Island 99 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Whitehaven Town, Cumberland
5.3 km NE
Saint Bees Village, St. Bees
4.2 km SE
Sandwith Village, Cumberland
2.7 km E
Rottington Village, St. Bees
2.7 km SE
Woodhouse Neighbourhood, Cumberland
3.3 km NE
Cleator Moor Town, Cleator Moor
8.1 km E

St. Bees Head

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Fleswick Bay Natural site, Cumbria
1.4 km SE
Saint Bees Head Light Landmark, St. Bees
0.3 km SE
Hannah Moor Mountain, St. Bees
1.8 km SE
Saltom Bay Natural site, England
3.3 km NE
Stanley Hill Mountain, St. Bees
4.1 km E
St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach, St. Bees
3.5 km SE
Ivy Hill Mountain, St. Bees
5.7 km E
St Bees Gatehouse Pele Landmark, St. Bees
3.8 km SE

St. Bees Head

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026