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Spalding

Located in South Holland, Lincolnshire Coordinates: 52°47′14″ N 0°09′05″ W

Spalding
Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
30,556
30.6K
Elevation
11 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
EMA East Midlands Airport79 km
HUY Humberside Airport89 km

About Spalding

Spalding is a town. Location: South Holland, Lincolnshire. Population: 30,556. Elevation: 11 m.

From Wikipedia

Spalding ( ) is a market town on the River Welland in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. The town had a population of 30,556 at the 2021 census. Spalding is the administrative centre of the South Holland District, which lies north-east of the city of Peterborough. The Spalding Flower Parade was held annually from 1959 to 2013, and has been held again each year since 2022.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Travel notes for Spalding

From Wikivoyage

Spalding is a market town on the River Welland in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire. Spalding has been long famous as a centre of the flower bulb industry. In 2017, it was home to 34,000 people.

Get in+

Trains run every hour or two from Peterborough (20 min non-stop) and continue to Sleaford, Lincoln, Gainsborough and Doncaster.

1 Spalding railway station is central in town. It has a staffed ticket office, machines and toilets. There's step-free access to Platform 1 for Peterborough but not for Sleaford.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Climate of Spalding

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 53 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
August (56 mm)
Driest month
February (37 mm)

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 Spalding
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)533747464951455650485350

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

How to get to Spalding

The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (EMA), 79 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Peterborough, 25 km to the south.

Airports

  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 79 kmwest
  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 89 kmnorth
  • Norwich Airport (NWI) Norwich, Norfolk 98 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Peterborough Population: 163.4K 25 kmsouth
  • Lincoln Population: 103.8K 55 kmnorthwest
  • Cambridge Population: 145.7K 68 kmsouth
  • Leicester Population: 368.6K 68 kmwest
  • Nottingham Population: 323.6K 70 kmwest

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

Day trips from Spalding

Within 100 km: 492 historic and cultural sites, 248 natural sites, 107 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km34 places

  • Park Island Island 17 kmSW
  • Pinchbeck Marsh Mountain 7 kmNE
  • River Witham River 22 kmNE
  • River Welland River 11 kmNE

25–60 km201 places

  • Snettisham Beach Beach 41 kmE
  • Newark Island Island 56 kmNW
  • Inner Tidal Bank Island 30 kmE
  • The Island Island 52 kmS

60–100 km612 places

  • Weybourne Beach Beach 89 kmE
  • Sheringham Beach Beach 93 kmE
  • Sunk Island Island 96 kmN
  • Scolt Head Island Island 61 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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