Village

Sheepwash

Located in Ashington, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°10′19″ N 1°36′05″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 31 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: NCL Newcastle International Airport16 km; MME Teesside International Airport75 km

About Sheepwash

Sheepwash is a village. Location: Ashington, Northumberland. Elevation: 31 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Bothal Castle and Hirst Castle.

Photos of Sheepwash

Morpeth Castle C G Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0
Bothal Castle DRomley · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Sheepwash

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: August (63 mm)
Driest month: February (42 mm)

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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 Sheepwash
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	9°	11°	14°	17°	19°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	8°	10°	10°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	56	42	52	45	49	51	50	63	54	54	61	59

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

How to get to Sheepwash

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 16 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 22 km to the south.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 16 kmsouth
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 75 kmsouth
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 141 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 22 kmsouth
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 33 kmsoutheast
Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 70 kmsouth
Edinburgh Population: 515K 133 kmnorthwest
York Population: 156.1K 139 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sheepwash

Within 100 km: 622 historic and cultural sites, 963 natural sites, 255 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km148 places

Saint Mary’s Island Island 15 kmSE
Coquet Island Island 19 kmN
Carr's Island Island 17 kmNW
Castle Island Island 3 kmE

25–60 km609 places

Longhoughton Beach Beach 29 kmN
South Wamses Island 52 kmN
Old Law Island 54 kmN
North Wamses Island 52 kmN

60–100 km1,083 places

Cocklawburn Beach Beach 66 kmN
Cheswick Sands Beach 64 kmN
Seaton Carew Beach Beach 63 kmSE
Redcar Beach Beach 70 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Bothal Castle Historic site, Ashington
1.5 km W
Hirst Castle Historic site, Ashington
3 km NE
Castle Island Island, North Bedlington
3 km E
Choppington Tower Landmark, West Bedlington
3.6 km S
Morpeth Castle Historic site, Morpeth
5.6 km W
Hepscott Tower Landmark, Hepscott
3.8 km SW