Shap
in Cumbria of England, United Kingdom
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Carlisle Airport (29 mi) - Barrow Walney Island Airport (36 mi)
- Durham Tees Valley Airport (50 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (53 mi)
- Blackpool International Airport (54 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (62 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (83 mi)
- Manchester Airport (83 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 60 mi) - New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 98 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 108 mi)
- Penrith Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Keswick Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Kirkby Lonsdale Golf Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Carlisle Golf Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Dalston Hall Golf Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Stoneyholme Golf Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Swifts Golf Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Brampton Golf Club (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Eden Golf Club (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 54.531 and -2.676 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 54° 31' 53" and W -2° 40' 31"
- 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: 07:21 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:15 am and 8:58 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.917 and 170.483 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Saint Clair - References
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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: 2024-05-07 07:59:51
Delve into Shap
Shap in Cumbria (England) with it's 1,264 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 234 mi (or 377 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Shap is now 07:21 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports close to Shap, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Carlisle Airport in a distance of 29 mi (or 46 km), North. 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 60 mi (or 97 km). The closest in United Kingdom is New Lanark in a distance of 80 mi (or 97 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, Greenhead, Haltwhistle, Holwick and Newbiggin. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 60 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 77% |
| Air Pressure | 1027 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
16°C (61 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 10th of May 2024
17°C (62 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
20°C (67 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Shap Wells
Tebay Services Hotel
Videos from this area
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Teatime for Fell Ponies.WMV
The Fell ponies have gone into the hayfield to supervise the drain digging, and found GRASS. Will they come in when they're wanted?
Askham, Cumbria, UK - 3rd September, 2012
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Winter Wedding Lowther Church Askham Hall Cumbria
Highlights from a blustery, wet winter wedding at Lowther Church and Askham Hall in the village of Askham near Penrith, Cumbria.
Lowther Castle, Cumbria, UK - 3rd September, 2013
Still undergoing rejuvination and long term development, Lowther Castle IS an impressive sight in the Cumbrian countryside. This video features footage of the castle buildings and walls, as...
Kalahari Hunt @ STS 20130619
A first try at making a video.
Lowther Castle and Gardens, in 3D
Lowther Castle and it's 130 acre gardens were abandoned 70 years ago. In 2011 a restoration project was begun, In April 2012 the ground were open to the public. The restoration is expected...
Hiding in Holly Winning Scurry Run at Lowther
Video of our Hiding in Holly competing in the Mitsubishi Motors World Series Gundog Championship 12th August 2012 at Lowther Game fair. link: ...
West Coast Main Line Rail Traffic, Shap, Cumbria, England - 3rd September, 2014
The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is a major inter-city railway route in the United Kingdom. It is Britain's most important rail backbone in terms of population served. The route links Greater...
Rail Freight and Industry at Shap, Cumbria, UK - September 2012
Footage taken on the West Coast Main Line at Shap in Cumbria of passing rail freight, including a class 92 hauled Tesco Express container train, a DRS class 66 hauled container train, the Tata...
Wickerslack - Shap - Rheged - Glenridding: Cumbria, UK - 6th September, 2012
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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.
Shap Abbey
Shap Abbey was a monastic religious house of the Premonstratensian order on the western bank of the River Lowther in the civil parish of Shap Rural, around 1.5 miles from the village of Shap, in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. The site is in the care of English Heritage and managed on its behalf by the Lake District National Park.
Keld, Cumbria
Keld (or Keilde) is a hamlet in the English county of Cumbria. It lies within the civil parish of Shap. On the banks of the River Lowther it is a mile southwest of Shap and falls within that village's civil parish, Shap Abbey is nearby. Keld's medieval chapel in noted for its unusual simplicity.
Sleddale Hall
Sleddale Hall is a historic farmhouse on the north side of the Wet Sleddale valley near Shap in Cumbria, England. It is famous for featuring as "Crow Crag", Uncle Monty's Lake District country cottage in the cult film Withnail and I.
Shap railway station
Shap railway station was a railway station which served the village of Shap, Westmorland, England for over 120 years.
Hardendale
Hardendale is a hamlet in the parish of Shap Rural in the Eden District, in the English county of Cumbria, England, near Shap and junction 39 of the M6 motorway. It is also near the hamlet of Oddendale.
Wet Sleddale Reservoir
Wet Sleddale Reservoir is an artificial reservoir set amongst the Shap Fells 4 kilometres south of the village of Shap in Cumbria, England and lies just within the boundary of the Lake District National Park. The triangular shaped reservoir, which can store 2,300 million litres of water, was created by the construction of a dam across Sleddale Beck in order to supply Manchester with water. The dam is 21m high and 600m long. The abstracted water is carried to Haweswater, mainly through tunnels.
Wet Sleddale Horseshoe
The Wet Sleddale Horseshoe is an upland area in the English Lake District, around the Wet Sleddale Reservoir, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. His walk starts at the reservoir dam and follows a clockwise circuit over Sleddale Pike at 1,659 feet, Great Saddle Crag at 1,850 feet and Ulthwaite Rigg at 1,648 feet .
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