- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 173 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport33 km
- MME Teesside International Airport82 km
About Birtley Castle
Birtley Castle is a historic site. Location: Birtley, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Birtley Hall House Tower and Chipchase Castle.
Photos of Birtley Castle
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Bellingham Castle Les Hull · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Chipchase Castle Les Hull · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Haughton Castle Elwood · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Birtley Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 92 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (98 mm)
- Driest month
- April (59 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° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 98 | 69 | 79 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 80 | 77 | 88 | 92 | 95 |
How to get to Birtley Castle
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 33 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 39 km to the east.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 33 kmeast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 82 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 121 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 39 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 56 kmeast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 84 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 115 kmnorthwest
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 144 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Birtley Castle
Within 100 km: 726 historic and cultural sites, 2,275 natural sites, 453 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km189 places
- Broomhaugh Island Island 15 kmSE
- Gold Island Island 2 kmW
- The Island Island 3 kmS
- Greenlee Lough Lake 13 kmSW
25–60 km1,029 places
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 54 kmNE
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 48 kmE
- Coquet Island Island 50 kmNE
- Wooden Anna Island 58 kmN
60–100 km2,236 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 91 kmW
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 72 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 71 kmN
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 81 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Birtley Hall House Tower Landmark, Birtley0.1 km NE
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Chipchase Castle Historic site, Chollerton2.1 km S
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Wark on Tyne Castle Historic site, Wark1.9 km SW
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Wark on Tyne Pele Tower Landmark, Wark1.9 km SW
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Gold Island Island, Birtley1.5 km W
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Gunnerton Money Hill Historic site, Chollerton3.7 km SE
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The Nursery Tower Landmark, Chollerton3.9 km SE
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Gunnerton Tower Landmark, Chollerton4 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Birtley Village, Birtley1.4 km SE
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Wark Village, Wark2 km SW
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Bellingham Village, Bellingham6.8 km NW
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Gunnerton Village, Chollerton4 km SE
Sources & licences
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