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Alnwick Castle

Located in Alnwick, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°24′57″ N 1°42′22″ W

Alnwick Castle
Thomas Quine · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Alnwick
0.3 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
59 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport42 km
MME Teesside International Airport102 km

About Alnwick Castle

Alnwick Castle is a historic site. Location: Alnwick, Northumberland.

From Wikipedia

Alnwick Castle ( ) is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of the 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman Conquest and renovated and remodelled several times. It is a Grade I listed building now the home of Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland and his family. In 2016, the castle received over 600,000 visitors per year when combined with adjacent attraction the Alnwick Garden.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1096
Heritage designation
Grade I listed building, Grade I listed park and garden
Area
15.1 km²
Official website
alnwickcastle.com

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Alnwick Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (77 mm)
Driest month
April (53 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 Alnwick Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°8°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)755562535757587362717774

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

How to get to Alnwick Castle

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 42 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 50 km to the south.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 42 kmsouth
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 102 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 121 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 50 kmsouth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 61 kmsouth
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 98 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 111 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 142 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Alnwick Castle

Within 100 km: 513 historic and cultural sites, 1,066 natural sites, 294 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km199 places

  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 8 kmE
  • Coquet Island Island 14 kmSE
  • Carr's Island Island 14 kmS
  • East Wideopen Island 23 kmN

25–60 km597 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 38 kmNW
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 37 kmNW
  • South Wamses Island 25 kmN
  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 42 kmSE

60–100 km1,077 places

  • Gullane Beach Beach 100 kmNW
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 92 kmNW
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 91 kmS
  • Redcar Beach Beach 97 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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