Glenridding Activity Centre
Sailing spot · UK
Is it worth the trip?
16Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 8 kn gusting 20, onshore
Tue 3 · 9 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 7 knF3
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 7°C
Wed 4 · 32 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 8°C
Thu 5 · 17 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 8 knF3
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 8°C
Fri 6 · 22 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 9 knF3
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 7°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 6kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 7°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 3 knF1
- Gusts
- 8kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 6°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 2 knF1
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 5°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 314, poor
- Wed 448, fair
- Thu 525, poor
- Fri 632, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1045, fair
- Wed 1151, fair
The spot in four facts
- Faces NEopen to the NE
- Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
- Avoid: SWblows out to sea
- Best in Feb5 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knotsF2 | 14kn | side-on | – | 8°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 14, poor | wind from the north-east, 7 knotsF3 | 17kn | on | – | 7°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 48, fair | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knotsF3 | 20kn | on | – | 8°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 25, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 8 knotsF3 | 20kn | on | – | 8°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 32, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knotsF3 | 20kn | side-on | – | 7°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 2 knotsF1 | 6kn | side-on | – | 7°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 3 knotsF1 | 8kn | side-on | – | 6°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 2 knotsF1 | 7kn | side-on | – | 5°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 45, fair | wind from the south-east, 9 knotsF3 | 22kn | side | – | 7°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 51, fair | wind from the north, 8 knotsF3 | 20kn | side | – | 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
best in Feb
Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep4of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- 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
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Glenridding Activity Centre
Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. For sailing at intermediate level the best month is usually February, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Glenridding.
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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to EDI, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$422–US$884 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$141–US$234 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$281–US$469 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$315–US$583 |
| Total | about 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: Glenridding
about 5 min by car · 28 places to stay
about US$107/nightcountry average
About Glenridding 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 55m
About 14h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → EDI, direct, then 3h 05m by road
Flights ORD → EDI on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.