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Thorngrafton

Located in Bardon Mill, Northumberland Coordinates: 54°58′57″ N 2°20′25″ W

Map showing the location of Thorngrafton Thorngrafton
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
159 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport42 km
MME Teesside International Airport79 km

About Thorngrafton

Thorngrafton is a village. Location: Bardon Mill, Northumberland. Elevation: 159 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Thorngrafton Common and Chesterholm (Vindolanda museum).

Climate of Thorngrafton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 117 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (124 mm)
Driest month
April (69 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 Thorngrafton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°15°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°11°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1248798696972769194111117122

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Thorngrafton

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 42 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 47 km to the east.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 42 kmeast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 79 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 126 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 47 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 62 kmeast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 84 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 121 kmnorthwest
  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 132 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Thorngrafton

Within 100 km: 807 historic and cultural sites, 2,604 natural sites, 497 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km194 places

  • Broomhaugh Island Island 16 kmE
  • Gold Island Island 15 kmNE
  • The Island Island 14 kmNE
  • Tindale Tarn Lake 18 kmSW

25–60 km1,071 places

  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 58 kmE
  • Kirkland Scar Island 54 kmW
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 32 kmSW
  • Coathouse Island Island 33 kmSW

60–100 km2,643 places

  • High Moor Mountain 99 kmSW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 98 kmSW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 80 kmW
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 87 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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