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Delve into Penrith
Penrith in Cumbria (England) with it's 15,181 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 244 mi (or 393 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Penrith is now 07:14 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 9 airports close to Penrith, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Carlisle Airport in a distance of 19 mi (or 30 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 59 mi (or 94 km). The closest in United Kingdom is New Lanark in a distance of 72 mi (or 94 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, Bardon Mill and Holwick. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 1% |
Air Humidity | 78% |
Air Pressure | 992 hPa |
Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 20 km/h (12 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 28% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, scattered clouds.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
3°C (38 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Thursday, 28th of November 2024
3°C (38 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Acorn Guest House
Sharrow Bay
Rebels Hide
TRAVELODGE PENRITH
THE GEORGE HOTEL
Premier Inn Penrith
Videos from this area
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87014 Penrith - Oxenholme via Shap. Winter Cab Ride. Drivers Eye View
A longer run from Penrith to Oxenholme over Shap Summit and through the Lake District in Cumbria in wintry conditions. Loco is 87014 Knight Of The Thistle. Notes have been added to assist those...
2013 FIM Trial World Championship - Penrith - (GBR)
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2012 FIM Trial World Championship - Penrith - (GBR)
2012 FIM Trial World Championship - Penrith - (GBR)
Welcome to Penrith Car Sales
Brett Micallef, dealer principal, presents a video introduction for Penrith Car Sales. Penrith Car Sales is open 7 days a week, easily located at 2068 Castlereagh road Penrith. We have a great...
Hagglund 3 Launch at Penrith
Footage from ITV Border filmed in Jan 13 at Cumbria Fire & Rescue HQ at Penrith, Hagglund 3 will be based at Penrith along with one of our DAF Transporters during periods of serve weather.
Penrith Players presents: Killer Queen
A sketch of our very own concoction, where a poor boy from a poor family kills a man for a mop because his mother is obsessed with cleaning. Featuring many Queen references as we decided to...
Penrith Co-op's new look department store opens
The all new Penrith Co-op department store is now open with something for everyone: fashion for all the family at Style@19, furniture, cookware, bedding and carpets at Home@19, and a pleasant...
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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.
Eden District
Eden is a local government district in Cumbria, England. Its council is based in Penrith. It is named after the River Eden which flows north through the district toward Carlisle. It has an area of 2,156 km², making it (since 2009) the eighth largest district in England and the largest non-unitary district. It also has the lowest population density of any district in England and Wales, with a mean of just 25 persons per square kilometre. In 2011, the population was 5% above its 2001 level.
Penrith Castle
Penrith Castle was built between 1399 and 1470 as a defense against Scottish raids. It is believed to have been first built by William Strickland who later become Bishop of Carlisle. The castle is situated within the town of Penrith, Cumbria, England opposite the railway station.
Penrith F.C
Penrith F.C. is a football club based in Penrith, England. They play in the Northern Football League Division One.
A592 road
The A592 road is a major route running north-south through the English Lake District. The road connects Penrith, and junction 40 of the M6 motorway, with Staveley at the southern tip of the lake, Windermere,, which is skirted by the A592 on its eastern bank; the road also follows the northern/western bank of Ullswater. It passes through Glenridding, Patterdale, the town of Windermere (where it crosses the A591 road), Bowness-on-Windermere and Storrs.
Eamont Bridge
Eamont Bridge is a small village immediately to the south of Penrith, Cumbria. The village is named after the River Eamont and straddles the boundary between the ancient counties of Cumberland and Westmorland. One of the houses in the village is called the "Welcome Inn" and was at one time the Welcome into Cumberland Inn.
A686 road
The A686 is a road in northern England. It runs from Penrith in Cumbria to Haydon Bridge in Northumberland. The AA named the A686 One of the Greatest Drives in Britain owing to the dramatic scenery of the Pennines mountains encountered along its route. The road is popular with motorcyclists, and due to the great number of steep bends many casualties occur along the road. It was recently voted 9th best drive in the country by Top Gear.
Mayburgh Henge
Mayburgh Henge is a large prehistoric monument in the county of Cumbria in northern England. Mayburgh Henge is just outside the village of Eamont Bridge close to the confluence of the Rivers Eamont and Lowther around 1 mile south of Penrith, just a few hundred yards from the M6 motorway. Mayburgh Henge is in the care of English Heritage. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument - number 12002. The site consists of a single circular bank built using cobble stones from the nearby rivers.
Redhills, Cumbria
Redhills (sometimes spelt Red Hills) is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dacre, in the Eden District, in the English county of Cumbria.
Fair Hill, Penrith
Fair Hill is a small suburb of the large market town of Penrith usually classed as part of the Townhead district. It is in the Eden District, in the county of Cumbria, England. Fair Hill lies on the very northern edge of the town and was first developed for housing by the former Penrith Urban District council in the 1920s along Inglewood, Salkeld and Fairhill Roads.
Penrith Friary
Penrith Friary was a friary in Cumbria, England.
King Kong statue
A statue of King Kong by Nicholas Monro was commissioned in 1972 for display in Manzoni Gardens in The Bull Ring, in the centre of Birmingham, England. It was later displayed elsewhere in Birmingham, then in Edinburgh, and is now in Penrith. The Arnolfini Gallery in Bristol had a maquette. Either that or another is, as of August 2011, in Wolverhampton Art Gallery.
St Andrew's Church, Penrith
St Andrew's Church, Penrith, is located in the town of Penrith, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Penrith, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of Christ Church, Penrith, St John, Newton Reigny, and St John the Evangelist, Plumpton Wall. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.