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Laing Art Gallery

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, England Coordinates: 54°58′29″ N 1°36′34″ W

Laing Art Gallery
Mark Smiles · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Newcastle upon Tyne
0.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
51 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport9 km
MME Teesside International Airport53 km

About Laing Art Gallery

Laing Art Gallery is a museum. Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

From Wikipedia

The Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, is located on New Bridge Street West. The gallery was designed in the Baroque style with Art Nouveau elements by architects Cackett & Burns Dick and is now a Grade II listed building. It was opened in 1904 and is now managed by North East Museums and sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. In front of the gallery is the Blue Carpet. The building, which was financed by a gift from a local wine merchant, Alexander Laing, is Grade II listed.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1904
Heritage designation
Grade II listed building
Official website
laingartgallery.org.uk

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Laing Art Gallery

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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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Climate of Laing Art Gallery
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)563953464950486256545858

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Laing Art Gallery

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 southwest.

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 kmsouthwest
  • 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 Laing Art Gallery

Within 100 km: 679 historic and cultural sites, 1,172 natural sites, 251 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km158 places

  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 15 kmNE
  • Castle Island Island 21 kmN
  • Match Island Island 8 kmS
  • Rocky Island Island 15 kmNE

25–60 km482 places

  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 51 kmN
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 44 kmSE
  • Redcar Beach Beach 52 kmSE
  • Coquet Island Island 40 kmN

60–100 km1,462 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 87 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 85 kmN
  • Whitby Beach Beach 82 kmSE
  • The Island Island 82 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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