Neighbourhood

Eighton Banks

Located in Lamesley, Gateshead Coordinates: 54°55′08″ N 1°34′36″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 132 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: NCL Newcastle International Airport15 km; MME Teesside International Airport47 km

About Eighton Banks

Eighton Banks is a neighbourhood. Location: Lamesley, Gateshead. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Angel of the North and Wrekenton transmitter, Mast West.

Photos of Eighton Banks

Lumley Castle Bill Henderson · CC BY-SA 2.0
St James' Park Arne Müseler · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Gateshead International Stadium The original uploader was Grinner at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tyne Bridge PangolinOne · CC BY-SA 4.0
Discovery Museum Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Eighton Banks

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: August (62 mm)
Driest month: February (39 mm)

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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 Eighton Banks
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)	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 Eighton Banks

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 15 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 7 km to the north.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 15 kmnorthwest
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 47 kmsouth
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 117 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 7 kmnorth
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 13 kmeast
Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 44 kmsoutheast
York Population: 156.1K 112 kmsouth
Leeds Population: 536.3K 125 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Eighton Banks

Within 100 km: 693 historic and cultural sites, 1,165 natural sites, 248 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km145 places

Saint Mary’s Island Island 19 kmNE
Match Island Island 2 kmSE
Rocky Island Island 20 kmN
Ryton Island Island 14 kmNW

25–60 km467 places

Longhoughton Beach Beach 57 kmN
Seaton Carew Beach Beach 38 kmSE
Redcar Beach Beach 46 kmSE
Coquet Island Island 46 kmN

60–100 km1,494 places

Cocklawburn Beach Beach 93 kmN
Cheswick Sands Beach 92 kmN
Whitby Beach Beach 76 kmSE
The Island Island 76 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Angel of the North Landmark, Lamesley
1 km SW
Wrekenton transmitter, Mast West Landmark, Lamesley
1.5 km N
Wrekenton transmitter, Mast East Landmark, Lamesley
1.6 km N
Sheriff Hill Mountain, Gateshead
1.9 km N
Whitehills Mountain, Gateshead
1.9 km N
Match Island Island, Gateshead
1.6 km SE