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Belsay Castle

Located in Belsay, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°06′05″ N 1°52′07″ W

Belsay Castle
Brian Norman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Harnham
0.9 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
133 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport13 km
MME Teesside International Airport72 km

About Belsay Castle

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

From Wikipedia

Belsay Castle is a 14th-century medieval castle situated at Belsay, Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Monument and a Grade I listed building. The main structure, a substantial three-storey rectangular pele tower with rounded turrets and battlements, was constructed about 1370, and was the home of the Middleton family. In 1614 Thomas Middleton built a new manor house attached to the tower.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1439
Heritage designation
Grade I listed building, scheduled monument
Official website
english-heritage.org.uk

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Belsay Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (73 mm)
Driest month
February (52 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 Belsay Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)735267545455586964687172

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

How to get to Belsay Castle

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 13 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 22 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 13 kmsoutheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 72 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 134 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 22 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 38 kmsoutheast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 71 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 126 kmnorthwest
  • York Population: 156.1K 137 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Belsay Castle

Within 100 km: 679 historic and cultural sites, 1,542 natural sites, 326 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km222 places

  • Broomhaugh Island Island 20 kmSW
  • Carr's Island Island 22 kmN
  • Castle Island Island 21 kmE
  • Gold Island Island 22 kmW

25–60 km719 places

  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 41 kmNE
  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 27 kmE
  • Coquet Island Island 33 kmNE
  • East Wideopen Island 59 kmN

60–100 km1,606 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 70 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 69 kmN
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 66 kmSE
  • Redcar Beach Beach 74 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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