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Cheswick Sands

Located in Ancroft, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°43′08″ N 1°56′08″ W

Map showing the location of Cheswick Sands Cheswick Sands
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cheswick
1.3 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport77 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport94 km

About Cheswick Sands

Cheswick Sands is a beach. Location: Ancroft, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Cocklawburn Beach and Scremerston Hill.

Climate of Cheswick Sands

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
August (67 mm)
Driest month
April (42 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 Cheswick Sands
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)654749424850526756666762

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

How to get to Cheswick Sands

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 77 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 83 km to the west.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 77 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 94 kmwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 106 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 83 kmwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 85 kmsouth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 97 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 106 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 135 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Cheswick Sands

Within 100 km: 468 historic and cultural sites, 1,272 natural sites, 338 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km195 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 2 kmNW
  • South Wamses Island 21 kmSE
  • Old Law Island 12 kmSE
  • North Wamses Island 21 kmSE

25–60 km522 places

  • Seacliff Beach Beach 57 kmNW
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 39 kmSE
  • Coquet Island Island 50 kmSE
  • Wooden Anna Island 33 kmSW

60–100 km1,361 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 89 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 90 kmW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 78 kmW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 67 kmNW

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