Sweethope Castle
Located in Bavington, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°07′53″ N 2°04′14″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 237 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport26 km
- MME Teesside International Airport81 km
About Sweethope Castle
Sweethope Castle is a historic site. Location: Bavington, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include West Whelpington Tower and West Harle Tower.
Climate of Sweethope Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 85 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (90 mm)
- Driest month
- April (58 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 19° | 18° | 15° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 90 | 64 | 76 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 77 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 87 |
How to get to Sweethope Castle
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 26 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 34 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 26 kmsoutheast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 81 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 123 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 34 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 51 kmsoutheast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 82 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 116 kmnorthwest
- York Population: 156.1K 145 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sweethope Castle
Within 100 km: 705 historic and cultural sites, 1,910 natural sites, 394 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km212 places
- Broomhaugh Island Island 18 kmS
- Gold Island Island 10 kmSW
- The Island Island 10 kmSW
- Greenlee Lough Lake 22 kmSW
25–60 km919 places
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 46 kmNE
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 40 kmE
- Coquet Island Island 41 kmNE
- Wooden Anna Island 57 kmNW
60–100 km1,878 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 100 kmW
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 67 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 66 kmN
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 77 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
West Whelpington Tower Landmark, Kirkwhelpington2.7 km NE
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West Harle Tower Landmark, Kirkwhelpington3.4 km E
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Little Swinburne Tower Landmark, Chollerton4.1 km S
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Little Bavington Tower Landmark, Bavington4.7 km SE
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Kirkwhelpington Vicars Pele Landmark, Kirkwhelpington4.7 km NE
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Hepple Heugh Mountain, Corsenside4 km NW
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Kirkharle Hall Landmark, Kirkwhelpington5.8 km E
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Little Harle Tower Landmark, Kirkwhelpington6 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Thockrington Village, Bavington2.9 km S
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Great Bavington Village, Bavington3.2 km SE
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Kirkwhelpington Municipality, Northumberland3.4 km NE
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Little Bavington Village, Bavington4.6 km SE
Sources & licences
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