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St Bees

Site · 6 m takeoff

Site details on the map

Overview

St Bees is a flying site in Lake District — Cumbrian Coast - South of Whitehaven with a recorded launch elevation of 6 m. No launch directions are recorded yet.

Local clubs

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for St Bees are on the way. We are scoring ten years of weather for every site, month by month, against this site, its region and the sites around it.

Local weather notes

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • IOM Isle of Man Airport80 km
  • PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport129 km
  • NCL Newcastle International Airport137 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to St Bees; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of St Bees.

From Wikipedia, text and photos under their own licences on each article.

Flying nearby

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Pilot notes

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Flying St Bees?

Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.

Open site details

Sources

Short extracts from Cumbria Soaring Club and ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

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