West Bitchfield Tower
Located in Belsay, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°05′16″ N 1°51′35″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 152 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport12 km
- MME Teesside International Airport70 km
About West Bitchfield Tower
West Bitchfield Tower is a landmark. Location: Belsay, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Belsay Castle and Blackheddon Farmhouse.
Photos of West Bitchfield Tower
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Ogle Castle Pat Pierpoint · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Belsay Castle Brian Norman · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of West Bitchfield Tower
Best months for sightseeingBest 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 0°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 73 | 52 | 67 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 69 | 64 | 68 | 71 | 72 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to West Bitchfield Tower
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 12 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 20 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 12 kmsoutheast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 70 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 135 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 20 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 37 kmsoutheast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 70 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 128 kmnorthwest
- York Population: 156.1K 135 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from West Bitchfield Tower
Within 100 km: 686 historic and cultural sites, 1,535 natural sites, 323 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km215 places
- Broomhaugh Island Island 19 kmSW
- Carr's Island Island 23 kmN
- Castle Island Island 21 kmNE
- Gold Island Island 23 kmW
25–60 km709 places
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 42 kmNE
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 26 kmE
- Coquet Island Island 34 kmNE
- Match Island Island 28 kmSE
60–100 km1,620 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 72 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 70 kmN
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 64 kmSE
- Redcar Beach Beach 72 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Belsay Castle Historic site, Belsay1.6 km N
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Blackheddon Farmhouse Historic site, Belsay1.6 km SW
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Ogle Castle Historic site, Whalton5.4 km E
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Harnham Hall Landmark, Belsay3.8 km NW
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Shortflatt Tower Landmark, Belsay4.2 km N
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Bolam Castle Historic site, Belsay5.3 km N
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Thorn Tower Landmark, Ponteland5.1 km E
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Capheaton Castle Historic site, Capheaton6.2 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
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Black Heddon Village, Belsay1.6 km SW
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Bygate Crofts Village, Belsay1.7 km W
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Harnham Village, Belsay2 km NW
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Belsay Village, Belsay2.5 km NW
Sources & licences
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