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Goswick Tower

Located in Ancroft, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°41′58″ N 1°54′28″ W

Map showing the location of Goswick Tower Goswick Tower
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Goswick
0.1 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
5 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport75 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport96 km

About Goswick Tower

Goswick Tower is a landmark. Location: Ancroft, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Haggerston Castle and Haggerston Dovecote.

Climate of Goswick Tower

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 Goswick Tower
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 Goswick Tower

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 75 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 83 km to the south.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 75 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 96 kmwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 109 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 83 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 86 kmwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 95 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 108 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 132 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Goswick Tower

Within 100 km: 464 historic and cultural sites, 1,233 natural sites, 338 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km205 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 4 kmNW
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 3 kmNW
  • South Wamses Island 19 kmE
  • Old Law Island 10 kmSE

25–60 km499 places

  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 36 kmSE
  • Coquet Island Island 47 kmSE
  • Wooden Anna Island 34 kmW
  • Carr's Island Island 46 kmS

60–100 km1,331 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 92 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 93 kmW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 81 kmW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 70 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Goswick Village, Ancroft
    0.1 km N
  • Cheswick Village, Ancroft
    3.1 km NW
  • Kyloe Village, Kyloe
    5 km S
  • Beal Village, Kyloe
    3.1 km S

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