- Elevation
- 95 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport30 km
- MME Teesside International Airport32 km
About Alum Waters
Alum Waters is a village. Location: Brandon and Byshottles, Durham. Elevation: 95 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Durham Cathedral and Brancepeth Castle.
Photos of Alum Waters
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Durham Cathedral Benjamin Smith · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Castle Steads peter robinson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Brancepeth Castle Oliver Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Alum Waters
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 61 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- August (63 mm)
- Driest month
- February (41 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 60 | 41 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 47 | 63 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 61 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Alum Waters
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 30 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sunderland, 22 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 30 kmnorth
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 32 kmsoutheast
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 100 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 22 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 23 kmnorth
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 34 kmsoutheast
- York Population: 156.1K 97 kmsouth
- Leeds Population: 536.3K 108 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Alum Waters
Within 100 km: 766 historic and cultural sites, 1,398 natural sites, 287 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km111 places
- Match Island Island 16 kmN
- Warden Law Mountain 16 kmNE
- Collier Law Mountain 22 kmW
- Beacon Hill Mountain 21 kmE
25–60 km561 places
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 32 kmE
- Redcar Beach Beach 39 kmSE
- The Island Island 59 kmS
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 36 kmN
60–100 km1,779 places
- Great Britain Island 89 kmS
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 74 kmN
- Whitby Beach Beach 71 kmSE
- Tuft Rock Island 94 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Durham Cathedral Attraction, Durham3.9 km E
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Brancepeth Castle Historic site, Brancepeth3.9 km S
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Brandon Hill Mountain, Brandon and Byshottles3.3 km SW
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River Deerness River, England2.4 km E
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Durham Castle Mountain, Durham4 km E
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Castle Steads Historic site, Cornsay5.7 km W
Sources & licences
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