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The shore of Bassenthwaite
Near Bassenthwaite Sailing Club. Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Bassenthwaite Sailing Club

Sailing spot · UK

Is it worth the trip?

12Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: not enough of the right wind, 8 kn gusting 18, side-onshore

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 19 out of 100

Wind
ENE 8 knF3
Gusts
18kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
9°C

Wed 4 · 16 out of 100

Wind
ENE 8 knF3
Gusts
19kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
9°C

Thu 5 · 15 out of 100

Wind
E 11 knF4
Gusts
24kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
9°C

Fri 6 · 10 out of 100

Wind
ESE 7 knF3
Gusts
16kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
8°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 3 knF1
Gusts
8kn
Shore
on
Water
–
Air
8°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 3 knF1
Gusts
9kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
6°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SE 3 knF1
Gusts
8kn
Shore
side-on
Water
–
Air
7°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 328, poor
  3. Wed 423, poor
  4. Thu 553, fair
  5. Fri 616, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 1044, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in three facts

  • Faces Eopen to the E
  • Best wind: S or Nalong the shore
  • Avoid: Wblows out to sea

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind forecast and score for each day at Bassenthwaite Sailing Club
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 6 knotsF214knside-on–8°C
Tue 3Nov28, poorwind from the east-north-east, 8 knotsF318knside-on–9°C
Wed 4Nov23, poorwind from the east-north-east, 8 knotsF319knon–9°C
Thu 5Nov53, fairwind from the east, 11 knotsF424knon–9°C
Fri 6Nov16, poorwind from the east-south-east, 7 knotsF316knon–8°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 3 knotsF18knon–8°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 3 knotsF19knside-on–6°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the south-east, 3 knotsF18knside-on–7°C
Tue 10Nov44, poorwind from the south-east, 9 knotsF326knside-on–8°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-west, 6 knotsF217kncross-off–6°C

Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

No month stands out

Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug4of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Map

the spot, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Bassenthwaite Sailing Club

Bassenthwaite at Banks Point
Near Bassenthwaite Sailing Club. Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Bassenthwaite Sailing Club

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. The town to stay in is Bassenthwaite.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,160–US$2,170 each

about US$1,160–US$2,170 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to EDI, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$422–US$884
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$141–US$234
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$281–US$469
Food7 days eating outabout US$315–US$583
Totalabout US$1,160–US$2,170

Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Bassenthwaite

Closest

Bassenthwaite

about 10 min by car · 20 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 20 places to stay in Bassenthwaite · Booking.com

About Bassenthwaite its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 14h 40m

About 14h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → EDI, direct, then 2h 45m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.