Gosforth
in Cumbria of England, United Kingdom
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Barrow Walney Island Airport (21 mi) - Carlisle Airport (44 mi)
- Blackpool International Airport (48 mi)
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Isle of Man Airport (53 mi) - Liverpool John Lennon Airport (79 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (82 mi)
- Manchester Airport (87 mi)
- Hawarden Airport (88 mi)
- Edinburgh Airport (106 mi)
- Glasgow International Airport (108 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 89 mi)
- New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 99 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 102 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 109 mi)
- Seascale Golf Club (Golf course, 2 mi)
- St Bees Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Whitehaven Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Workington Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Distington Golf Course (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Cockermouth Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Keswick Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Brayton Park (Golf course, 24 mi)
- Whitehaven Marina (marina, (11 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 54.417 and -3.434 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 54° 25' 1" and W -3° 26' 1"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 04:47 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:31 am and 8:50 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.883 and 170.633 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pukehiki - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-05-02 08:23:34
Discover Gosforth
Gosforth in Cumbria (England) with it's 961 citizens is a place in United Kingdom about 244 mi (or 392 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Gosforth is now 04:47 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports near Gosforth, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Barrow Walney Island Airport in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd in a distance of 89 mi (or 143 km), South. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We encountered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dumfries, Carlisle, Blackpool, Warton and Freckleton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 62 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 75% |
| Air Pressure | 1004 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (10 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
13°C (56 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
10°C (51 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
12°C (54 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
IRT Valley View B&B
Bailey Ground Lodge
Videos from this area
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Jon Fell and Steve Hallett introduce us to some ugly fish
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The lakes pt2 Seascale U.K
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New Years Day 2009 Party Gosforth
Party in My House on New Years Day :-)
Seascale Pump Track
Seascale Pump Track - Nov 2010.
Seascale Thunderstorm
The big storm that had lasted over an hour which started at 3am and i have shorten the video down to less than 1 min.
seascale brake system
Proven Wind Turbine being electrically braked by a 'TurbineServices Ltd' device.
HM Coastguard - Whitehaven - Detonation of artillery shell, Drigg Beach 25/4/12 - BOOM!!
Whitehaven Coastguard and Royal Navy EOD. Detonation of old artillery shell at Drigg Beach, Cumbria. 25/4/2012.
HM Coastguard - Bomb Disposal - Detonation of old artillery shells - Cumbria
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Shepherds Views.wmv
Self Catering Cottages and touring Caravan & Camping Site on the West Coast of Cumbria, The Lake District. Stunning Location. www.shepherdsviews.co.uk.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Drigg railway station
Drigg railway station serves the villages of Drigg and Holmrook in Cumbria, England. The railway station is a request stop on the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line 15 miles south of Whitehaven. Some through trains to the Furness Line stop here. It is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.
Gosforth Cross
The Gosforth Cross is a large stone Anglo-Saxon cross in St Mary's churchyard at Gosforth in the English county of Cumbria. Formerly part of the kingdom of Northumbria, the area was settled by Scandinavians some time in either the 9th or 10th century. The cross itself dates to the first half of the 10th century.
Drigg
Drigg is a village situated in the civil parish of Drigg and Carleton on the West Cumbria coast of the Irish Sea and on the boundary of the Lake District National Park in the county of Cumbria, England. Drigg and Carleton parish comprises the areas and settlements of Drigg, Stubble Green, Low Moor, Carleton, Saltcoats, Maudsyke, Wray Head, Hallsenna, Holmrook. Drigg sits to the North of the River Irt, with Carleton to the South of the river. The river runs from Wastwater lake to the Irish Sea.
Calder Abbey
Calder Abbey in Cumbria was a Savigniac monastery founded in 1134 by Ranulph de Gernon, 2nd Earl of Chester and moved to this site following a refoundation in 1142. It became Cistercian in 1148. It is near to the village of Calderbridge.
Ponsonby, Cumbria
Ponsonby is a village and civil parish in the Copeland district of the county of Cumbria, England. Ponsonby has a church.
Irton Cross
Irton Cross is an Anglo-Saxon cross located in the graveyard of St Paul's Church, Irton with Santon, Cumbria, England. Dating from the early 9th century, it lies chronologically between the Bewcastle Cross and the Gosforth cross and has greater affinity with the earlier Anglo-Roman style of Bewcastle.
Ponsonby Fell
Ponsonby Fell is a hill in the west of the English Lake District, near Gosforth, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.
St Mary's Church, Gosforth
St Mary's Church, in the village of Gosforth, Cumbria, England, is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of St Olaf, Wasdale Head, and St Michael, Nether Wasdale. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. It is associated with "a unique Viking-age assemblage" of carved stones.
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