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Village

Bolam

Located in Belsay, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°07′00″ N 1°51′00″ W

Map showing the location of Bolam Bolam
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
110 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 Airport13 km
MME Teesside International Airport73 km

About Bolam

Bolam is a village. Location: Belsay, Northumberland. Elevation: 110 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Belsay Castle and Bolam Castle.

Climate of Bolam

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 Bolam
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°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 Bolam

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 73 kmsouth
  • 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 72 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 126 kmnorthwest
  • York Population: 156.1K 138 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Bolam

Within 100 km: 673 historic and cultural sites, 1,501 natural sites, 312 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km225 places

  • Broomhaugh Island Island 22 kmSW
  • Carr's Island Island 20 kmN
  • Castle Island Island 19 kmE
  • Gold Island Island 24 kmW

25–60 km703 places

  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 39 kmNE
  • South Wamses Island 60 kmN
  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 26 kmE
  • Old Law Island 60 kmN

60–100 km1,558 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 69 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 67 kmN
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 66 kmSE
  • Redcar Beach Beach 74 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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