Lake District National Park
VISIT Lake District National Park:
Park Details
Lake District National Park was established in 1951, and has a total area of 566,124 acres (885 square miles, or 2,292 square kilometers).
| Address | Cumbria, England, LA9 7RL |
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| Learn More | Official Website |
When to Visit: Weather vs. Peak Visitation
Lake District National Park is the 2nd most visited park in the country.
We crunched 30 years of historical weather and/or park service data to find the best months to visit Lake District National Park. We looked for the optimal temperatures, the least amount of snow and rain, and stayed away from peak visitation months if we could help it. All this data then helped us paint a picture as to what the absolute best time to visit Lake District National Park is.
Our data shows the best months to visit Lake District National Park are June, July, September & April.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Park Visits | data unavailable | |||||||||||
| Precipitation | 122 | 91 | 88 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 83 | 95 | 85 | 116 | 102 | 124 |
| Avg Temp | 38 | 39 | 43 | 47 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 56 | 50 | 43 | 39 |
| Max Temp | 44 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 51 | 46 |
| Avg Temp | 31 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 39 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 41 | 36 | 32 |
| Min Temp | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 23 |
Lake District National Park Road Trips
Many family vacations consist of stringing one or more national parks together during a week-long trip. Creating these types of trips is our specialty! Here are the road trips we've created where Lake District National Park is visited.
| Trip Name | Trip Miles | Trip Days |
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Other Nearby National Park Sites
From national monuments, to historic sites to seashores and more, here are the other parks closest to Lake District National Park.
| Name | Distance |
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| Yorkshire Dales National Park | 60 km |
| Northumberland National Park | 91 km |
| North York Moors National Park | 124 km |
| Peak District National Park | 154 km |
| Snowdonia National Park | 178 km |
| Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park | 216 km |
| Cairngorms National Park | 278 km |
| Wicklow Mountains National Park | 281 km |
| Brecon Beacons National Park | 303 km |
| Pembrokeshire Coast National Park | 345 km |
Nearest Airports
When visiting a National park, many people are faced with either a very long drive across country, or a much shorter flight.
Large Airports
A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airports to Lake District National Park.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
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| Manchester Airport | MAN | Manchester, | 142 km |
| Edinburgh Airport | EDI | Edinburgh, | 155 km |
| Glasgow International Airport | GLA | Paisley, Renfrewshire, | 176 km |
| Belfast International Airport | BFS | Belfast, | 220 km |
| Birmingham International Airport | BHX | Birmingham, | 248 km |
| London Luton Airport | LTN | London, | 342 km |
| London Stansted Airport | STN | London, | 362 km |
Medium Airports
A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airports to Lake District National Park.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
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| Newcastle Airport | NCL | Newcastle, | 87 km |
| Teesside International Airport | MME | Darlington, Durham, | 89 km |
| Blackpool International Airport | BLK | Blackpool, | 92 km |
| Leeds Bradford Airport | LBA | Leeds, | 110 km |
| Liverpool John Lennon Airport | LPL | Liverpool, | 140 km |
| Glasgow Prestwick Airport | PIK | Prestwick, South Ayrshire, | 152 km |
| Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport | DSA | Doncaster, | 170 km |
Credits: Campground data provided by USCampgrounds.info. Map shapes from CartographyVectors. Weather data from NOAA. Airport data from OurAirports.com. Images from Unsplash, Flickr and Parks&Trips. All data has also been updated and augmented by Parks&Trips.