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The Middle

Located in Alwinton, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°24′51″ N 2°12′04″ W

Map showing the location of The Middle The Middle
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
397 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Heigh
4.3 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport53 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport95 km

About The Middle

The Middle is a mountain. Location: Alwinton, Northumberland. Elevation: 397 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Middle Hill and Ward Law.

Climate of The Middle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 158 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (171 mm)
Driest month
April (90 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of The Middle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°7°9°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)171118131909590101121134163158155

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to The Middle

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 53 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 62 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 53 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 95 kmnorthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 112 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 62 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 77 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 87 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 112 kmsoutheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 127 kmnorth

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

Day trips from The Middle

Within 100 km: 630 historic and cultural sites, 1,696 natural sites, 426 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km315 places

  • Wooden Anna Island 25 kmNW
  • Yetholm Loch Lake 17 kmNW
  • Hoselaw Loch Lake 20 kmN
  • Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 17 kmSW

25–60 km940 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 38 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 38 kmNE
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 39 kmE
  • South Wamses Island 44 kmNE

60–100 km1,497 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 97 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 93 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 83 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 80 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Heigh Village, Alwinton
    4.3 km E
  • Cocklawfoot Village, The Scottish Borders
    4.5 km NW
  • Alwinton Village, Alwinton
    8.5 km SE
  • Sourhope Village, The Scottish Borders
    7.4 km N
  • Biddlestone Municipality, Northumberland
    8.1 km SE
  • Alnham Municipality, Northumberland
    9.4 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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