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Bamburgh Castle

Located in Bamburgh, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°36′33″ N 1°42′40″ W

Bamburgh Castle
Michael Hanselmann - Quaoar10 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Bamburgh
0.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
35 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport64 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport111 km

About Bamburgh Castle

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

From Wikipedia

Bamburgh Castle, on the northeast coast of England, by the village of Bamburgh in Northumberland, is a Grade I listed building. The site was originally the location of a Celtic Brittonic fort known as Din Guarie and may have been the capital of the kingdom of Bernicia from its foundation c. 420 to 547. In that last year, it was captured by King Ida of Bernicia. After passing between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons three times, the fort came under Anglo-Saxon control in 590.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Architectural style
Norman architecture
Heritage designation
Grade I listed building
Official website
bamburghcastle.com

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Bamburgh Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 72 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (72 mm)
Driest month
April (47 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 Bamburgh Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)705155475253546958687268

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

How to get to Bamburgh Castle

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 64 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 71 km to the south.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 64 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 111 kmwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 124 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 71 kmsouth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 81 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 101 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 119 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 124 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Bamburgh Castle

Within 100 km: 448 historic and cultural sites, 969 natural sites, 274 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km172 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 20 kmNW
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 19 kmNW
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 21 kmS
  • South Wamses Island 6 kmNE

25–60 km482 places

  • Coquet Island Island 32 kmS
  • Wooden Anna Island 45 kmW
  • Carr's Island Island 36 kmS
  • Dreeper Island Island 32 kmW

60–100 km1,037 places

  • Portobello Beach Beach 96 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 85 kmNW
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 76 kmNW
  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 62 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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