- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 41 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport22 km
- MME Teesside International Airport39 km
About Lumley Castle
Lumley Castle is a historic site. Location: Little Lumley, Durham.
Lumley Castle is a 14th-century quadrangular castle at Chester-le-Street in the North of England, near the city Durham, and a property of the Earl of Scarbrough. It is a Grade I listed building. It is currently a hotel and sits on the banks of the Lumley Park Burn, tributary of the River Wear. The sundial located at Lumley Castle is Grade II listed.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1389
- Architect
- John Lewyn, John Vanbrugh
- Heritage designation
- Grade I listed building
- Official website
- lumleycastle.com
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Lumley Castle
-
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain -
John Preston Neale · Public domain
_p1.274_-_Lumley_Castle,_Durham.jpg)
Climate of Lumley Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 58 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- August (62 mm)
- Driest month
- February (39 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 56 | 39 | 53 | 46 | 49 | 50 | 48 | 62 | 56 | 54 | 58 | 58 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Lumley Castle
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 22 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sunderland, 12 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 22 kmnorthwest
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 39 kmsouth
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 110 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 12 kmnortheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 14 kmnorth
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 37 kmsoutheast
- York Population: 156.1K 104 kmsouth
- Leeds Population: 536.3K 118 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lumley Castle
Within 100 km: 712 historic and cultural sites, 1,189 natural sites, 236 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km129 places
- Match Island Island 6 kmN
- Ryton Island Island 20 kmNW
- Warden Law Mountain 8 kmE
- Beacon Hill Mountain 16 kmE
25–60 km466 places
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 32 kmSE
- Redcar Beach Beach 40 kmSE
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 25 kmN
- Coquet Island Island 54 kmN
60–100 km1,542 places
- Great Britain Island 99 kmS
- Cheswick Sands Beach 99 kmN
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 65 kmN
- Whitby Beach Beach 71 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Durham Cathedral Attraction, Durham9 km S -
Beamish Museum Museum, Urpeth6.7 km W
-
Hylton Castle Historic site, Sunderland10 km NE -
Tyne Bridge Landmark, Gateshead13 km N -
Angel of the North Landmark, Lamesley7.1 km N
-
Pockerley Pele Landmark, Urpeth7.4 km NW
-
Gateshead International Stadium Landmark, Lamesley12 km N -
Maiden Castle Motte Historic site, Durham9.1 km S
Nearest towns and villages
-
Chester-le-Street Town, North Lodge1.5 km NW -
Shiney Row Village, Sunderland3.8 km E -
Pelton Town, Pelton4.2 km NW
-
Castle Dene Village, Great Lumley1.1 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources