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Grassholme Reservoir

Located in Lunedale, Durham Coordinates: 54°35′43″ N 2°05′55″ W

Map showing the location of Grassholme Reservoir Grassholme Reservoir
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
274 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Thringarth
1.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MME Teesside International Airport44 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport56 km

About Grassholme Reservoir

Grassholme Reservoir is a lake. Location: Lunedale, Durham. Elevation: 274 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Millstone Grits and Selset Reservoir.

Climate of Grassholme Reservoir

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 124 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (129 mm)
Driest month
May (76 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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Climate of Grassholme Reservoir
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°10°14°16°19°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1298910678767884100105119124129

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Grassholme Reservoir

The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (MME), 44 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Newcastle International Airport (NCL) (56 km). The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 52 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 44 kmeast
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 56 kmnortheast
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 86 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 52 kmnortheast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 56 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 58 kmnortheast
  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 89 kmsouth
  • Bradford Population: 366.2K 92 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Grassholme Reservoir

Within 100 km: 891 historic and cultural sites, 2,010 natural sites, 348 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km143 places

  • Newsham Tarn Lake 21 kmSE
  • Selset Reservoir Lake 3 kmW
  • Three Pikes Mountain 16 kmNW
  • Nine Standards Rigg Mountain 20 kmSW

25–60 km1,030 places

  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 59 kmE
  • The Island Island 49 kmSE
  • Tuft Rock Island 59 kmSW
  • Batt Island Island 35 kmS

60–100 km2,076 places

  • Great Britain Island 67 kmS
  • High Moor Mountain 79 kmSW
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 89 kmSW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 98 kmW

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