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Selset Reservoir

Located in Lunedale, Durham Coordinates: 54°35′08″ N 2°08′26″ W

Map showing the location of Selset Reservoir Selset Reservoir
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
316 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Grasholme
1.5 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MME Teesside International Airport47 km
NCL Newcastle International Airport58 km

About Selset Reservoir

Selset Reservoir is a lake. Location: Lunedale, Durham. Elevation: 316 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include How Top and Scarset Rigg.

Climate of Selset Reservoir

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 124 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
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 Selset Reservoir
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°13°16°18°18°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1298910678767884100105119124129

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Selset Reservoir

The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (MME), 47 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Newcastle International Airport (NCL) (58 km). The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 55 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 47 kmeast
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 58 kmnortheast
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 86 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 55 kmnortheast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 59 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 60 kmnortheast
  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 88 kmsouth
  • Bradford Population: 366.2K 92 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Selset Reservoir

Within 100 km: 901 historic and cultural sites, 2,014 natural sites, 348 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km159 places

  • Newsham Tarn Lake 23 kmSE
  • Grassholme Reservoir Lake 3 kmE
  • Three Pikes Mountain 15 kmNW
  • Nine Standards Rigg Mountain 17 kmSW

25–60 km1,076 places

  • The Island Island 50 kmSE
  • Tuft Rock Island 56 kmSW
  • Batt Island Island 35 kmSE
  • Michell's Island Island 28 kmE

60–100 km2,028 places

  • Great Britain Island 66 kmS
  • High Moor Mountain 76 kmSW
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 86 kmSW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 95 kmW

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