Village

Aikhead

Located in Woodside, Cumberland Coordinates: 54°49′58″ N 3°11′20″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 26 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: NCL Newcastle International Airport99 km; PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport116 km

About Aikhead

Aikhead is a village. Location: Woodside, Cumberland. Elevation: 26 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (99 km). Nearby sights include St Cuthbert Roman Catholic Church and Moorhouse Hall Top.

Climate of Aikhead

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 2°)
Wettest month: December (129 mm)
Driest month: April (66 mm)

7° 2°

9° 3°

12° 4°

15° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

16° 9°

13° 7°

9° 4°

7° 2°

Jan

126

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

125

Nov

121

Dec

129

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 Aikhead
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°	2°	3°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	126	93	97	66	66	69	78	91	99	125	121	129

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Aikhead

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 99 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 102 km to the east.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 99 kmeast
Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 116 kmnorthwest
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 119 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 102 kmeast
Blackpool Population: 145K 113 kmsouth
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 116 kmeast
Preston Population: 313.3K 123 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 125 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Aikhead

Within 100 km: 584 historic and cultural sites, 3,002 natural sites, 654 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km217 places

Kirkland Scar Island 13 kmN
Coathouse Island Island 24 kmE
Buckholme Island Island 17 kmS
Bassenthwaite Lake Lake 20 kmS

25–60 km1,721 places

St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 47 kmSW
Powillimount Beach Beach 26 kmW
Tuft Rock Island 54 kmS
Hestan Island Island 40 kmW

60–100 km2,302 places

High Moor Mountain 69 kmS
Roanhead Beach Beach 75 kmS
Walney Island Island 81 kmS
Murrays Isles Island 67 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

St Cuthbert Roman Catholic Church Attraction, Wigton
2.2 km E
Moorhouse Hall Top Mountain, Woodside
3.4 km NE
Islekirk Hall Landmark, Westward
5.3 km SE
Downhall Historic site, Aikton
5.6 km NE
Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site, Holme Abbey
6.2 km W
Abbey Town Historic site, Holme Abbey
6.2 km W