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Historic site

Green Castle

Located in Akeld, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°32′40″ N 2°01′49″ W

Map showing the location of Green Castle Green Castle
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Wooler
1.2 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
137 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport60 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport96 km

About Green Castle

Green Castle is a historic site. Location: Akeld, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Humbleton Tower and Wooler Castle.

Climate of Green Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 91 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (91 mm)
Driest month
April (57 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 Green Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°9°8°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)916670576161658375919186

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Green Castle

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 60 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 69 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 60 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 96 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 119 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 69 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 82 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 86 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 119 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 119 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Green Castle

Within 100 km: 535 historic and cultural sites, 1,453 natural sites, 377 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km345 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 21 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 20 kmN
  • Old Law Island 20 kmNE
  • Lindisfarne Holy Island Island 21 kmNE

25–60 km605 places

  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 31 kmSE
  • South Wamses Island 27 kmE
  • North Wamses Island 27 kmNE
  • Farne Islands Island 28 kmE

60–100 km1,415 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 94 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 93 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 82 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 75 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Wooler Village, Wooler
    1.2 km E
  • Wooler Municipality, Northumberland
    0.3 km E
  • Humbleton Village, Akeld
    0.9 km NW
  • Earle Village, Earle
    1.7 km S

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