Hawkshead
in Cumbria of England, United Kingdom
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Barrow Walney Island Airport (20 mi) - Carlisle Airport (40 mi)
- Blackpool International Airport (42 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (65 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (69 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (72 mi)
- Manchester Airport (76 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (80 mi)
- Hawarden Airport (83 mi)
- Edinburgh Airport (110 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 77 mi) - Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 90 mi)
- New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 97 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 109 mi)
- Keswick Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Kirkby Lonsdale Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Cockermouth Golf Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Penrith Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Lancaster Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Brayton Park (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Haigh Hall Golf Course (Golf course, 32 mi)
- Breightmet (Golf course, 32 mi)
- Dunscar Golf Club (Golf course, 32 mi)
- Great Lever Farnworth Golf Club (Golf course, 32 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 54.375 and -2.999 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 54° 22' 30" and W -2° 59' 56"
- 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: 08:39 PM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:17 am and 8:59 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: 2024-05-08 08:04:21
Delve into Hawkshead
Hawkshead in Cumbria (England) is located in United Kingdom about 231 mi (or 372 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Hawkshead is now 08:39 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports close to Hawkshead, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Barrow Walney Island Airport in a distance of 20 mi (or 32 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Frontiers of the Roman Empire in Germany at a distance of 77 mi (or 124 km). The closest in United Kingdom is Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd in a distance of 90 mi (or 124 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. 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: Carlisle, Blackpool, Warton, Freckleton and Preston. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 87% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
18°C (64 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Friday, 10th of May 2024
16°C (61 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
19°C (67 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Ees Wyke Country House
Sun Inn
Lakes Lodge
Hapimag Brunside Park Apartments
Lindeth Howe Country House Hotel and Leisure
Beech Hill
STORRS HALL
Macdonald Old England
Langdale Hotel And Spa
Holbeck Ghyll Country House Hotel
Videos from this area
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High Orchard Cottage, Hawkshead, The Lake District
More Info: http://www.coppermines.co.uk/property/show_details.cgi?id=125 High Orchard Cottage is a stunning detached property with tremendous views of Estwaite Water. The cottage sleeps up...
Go Ape! Zip Wire
A quick clip from the Zip Wire at Go Ape, Grizedale Forrest.
Tarn Hows and Tom Gill
A quick panorama of Tarn Hows - one of the most popular spots in the Lake District. A look at the waterfall on Tom Gill afterwards. A look over the shoulder of someone sketching the waterfall.
Snowy journey to work
Video of our 'entertaining' journey to work last winter along increasingly small Lake District roads. Perilous!
Claife Heights MTB Dec 2012
The Tribe Club Mountain Bike Club ride around Claife Heights in the Lake District in late December 2012. The is the first real use of new Veho Muvi Atom and angles aren't right so more tinkering...
MTB Skelwith CP
Descending Skelwith CP in the Lake District.
Red Arrows ~ Windermere Air Show ~ July 2007
At Bowness promenade on Lake Windermere a sunny late July lunch time and the Red Arrows gave a stunning performance.
Snow day at Orrest head Windermere
sketchbook.
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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.
Beatrix Potter Gallery
The Beatrix Potter Gallery is a gallery run by the National Trust and situated in a 17th-century Lake District townhouse in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England, and dedicated to presenting original book illustrations by Beatrix Potter. On display are original sketches and watercolours painted by Potter for her children stories as well as artifacts and information relating to her life and work. The display changes annually.
Esthwaite Water
Esthwaite Water is one of the smaller and lesser known lakes in the Lake District national park in northern England. It is situated between the much larger lakes of Windermere and Coniston Water, in the traditional county of Lancashire; since 1974 in the administrative county of Cumbria. To the north is the village of Hawkshead and to the west is Grizedale Forest. The lake covers around 280 acres and is known for its excellent fishing, particularly trout and pike.
Hawkshead Grammar School Museum
The museum operates in the old Hawkshead Grammar School building from April through to October. It gives a guided tour of the school room which brings the school to life. Visitors may feel the atmosphere and almost believe you are in a working English schoolroom of 200 years ago where the languages used were Latin and Greek. Visitors may see the Elizabethan charter and silver seal and the desk on which William Wordsworth carved his initials.
Hawkshead Grammar School
Hawkshead Grammar School in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England was founded in 1585 by Archbishop Edwin Sandys, of York, who petitioned a charter from Queen Elizabeth I to set up a governing body. The early School taught Latin, Greek and sciences, including arithmetic and geometry. Although the School closed in 1909, it operates today as Hawkshead Grammar School Museum and is open to the public.
Hawkshead Hill
Hawkshead Hill is a hamlet in the South Lakeland District, in the county of Cumbria. It is in the Lake District National Park.
Roger Ground
Roger Ground is a hamlet just south of the village of Hawkshead, in the South Lakeland district, in the English county of Cumbria.
Latterbarrow
Latterbarrow is a hill in the English Lake District, east of Hawkshead, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. It reaches 803 feet and is surmounted by a monument, but Wainwright, unusually, makes no comment on the monument's age or purpose, merely mentioning this "... elegant obelisk being prominently in view from Hawkshead and the Ambleside district.
St Michael and All Angels Church, Hawkshead
St Michael and All Angels Church, Hawkshead, is located in the village of Hawkshead, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of four local parishes to form the Benefice of Hawkshead with Low Wray and Sawrey and Rusland and Satterthwaite. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Hawkshead.
Troutbeck: Windermere − Low Wood Bay, Troutbeck (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Hawkshead, Ceann an Dail
