- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 49 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport9 km
- MME Teesside International Airport53 km
About Discovery Museum
Discovery Museum is a museum. Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
The Discovery Museum is a science museum and local history museum situated in Blandford Square in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It displays many exhibits of local history, including the ship, Turbinia. It is managed by North East Museums.
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Climate of Discovery Museum
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).
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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° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 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 Discovery Museum
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 9 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 1 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 9 kmnorthwest
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 53 kmsouth
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 123 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 1 kmnortheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 17 kmsoutheast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 50 kmsoutheast
- York Population: 156.1K 118 kmsouth
- Leeds Population: 536.3K 131 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Discovery Museum
Within 100 km: 684 historic and cultural sites, 1,198 natural sites, 254 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km158 places
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 16 kmNE
- Castle Island Island 22 kmN
- Match Island Island 8 kmSE
- Rocky Island Island 16 kmNE
25–60 km483 places
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 52 kmN
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 45 kmSE
- Redcar Beach Beach 52 kmSE
- Coquet Island Island 41 kmN
60–100 km1,495 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 87 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 86 kmN
- Whitby Beach Beach 82 kmSE
- The Island Island 81 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
St James' Park Landmark, Newcastle upon Tyne0.7 km N -
Tyne Bridge Landmark, Gateshead1.2 km E -
Laing Art Gallery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne1.1 km NE -
Life Science Musuem Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne0.2 km SE
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Hancock Museum Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne1.4 km NE -
Blackfriars Friary Historic site, Newcastle upon Tyne0.4 km NE
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Newcastle upon Tyne Castle Historic site, Newcastle upon Tyne0.8 km E
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High-Level Bridge Landmark, Gateshead1 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Newcastle upon Tyne City, Newcastle upon Tyne0.8 km NE -
Fenham Village, Newcastle upon Tyne1.7 km NW
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Gateshead City, Gateshead1.6 km SE
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Gosforth Town, Newcastle upon Tyne3.5 km N
Sources & licences
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