Winscales
Parish in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.614, -3.515 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 02 25 |
| Dialling code: | 01900 (Workington) |
Winscales is a small, largely rural community in Cumberland on the fringe of west Cumbria, lying close to the coastal towns of Workington and Whitehaven. The parish is made up of scattered farms and hamlets amid low rolling fields and hedgerows, with easy access to both the coast and the lower slopes of the nearby Lake District, so countryside views and straightforward walking routes are a feature.
Historically agricultural, the area also bears the traces of west Cumberland’s industrial past and now supports a mixed local economy of farming, small enterprises and commuters who work in neighbouring towns. Socially it remains a quiet, community-focused place where village life, rural traditions and proximity to coastal amenities combine to give a distinctly West Cumbrian character, with occasional views towards the Solway Firth and the Lakeland fells.
Postcode districts covering Winscales
Most populated places nearby
- Workington 2 miles3.2 km
- Whitehaven 5.5 miles8.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Harrington Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Distington Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- High Harrington Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Moss Bay and Moorclose Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Workington Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- St. John's and Great Clifton Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Stainburn Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- St. Michael's Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Howgate Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Little Clifton Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Great Clifton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Seaton Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
Example postcodes in Winscales
CA14 4JQ, CA14 4PJ, CA14 4NY, CA14 4JF, CA14 4JX, CA14 4NZ, CA14 4JH, CA14 4HA, CA14 4JE … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 75 miles120.8 km
- Newcastle International Airport 78.3 miles125.9 km
- Harrington Railway Station 2 miles3.3 km
- Workington Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
Hotels near Winscales Ad
- Hunday Manor Country House Hotel 4 0.6 miles0.9 km
- The Melbreak Hotel 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Hall Park Hotel 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Kirkstile Inn 4 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Manor House Hotel, Cockermouth 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Waverley Hotel 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Chase Hotel 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Hundith Hill Hotel 3 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Broughton Craggs Hotel 3 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Washington Central Hotel and Sleepwell Inn 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
Schools in Winscales
- Energy Coast UTC Secondary
- Lakes College - West Cumbria Further education
Local points of interest
- Winscales Estate 0.6 miles1 km
- Borough Park Stadium 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Derwent Park Stadium 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Whitehaven Marina Marina 5.3 miles8.5 km
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Calder Hall Estate 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Blencathra Centre Country house 17.4 miles28 km
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Powillimount Beach Beach 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Douglas Hall Estate 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Arbigland Estate 20 miles32.2 km