Island

Gold Island

Located in Birtley, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°05′43″ N 2°13′05″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 88 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Wark; 1 km S
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: NCL Newcastle International Airport34 km; MME Teesside International Airport83 km

About Gold Island

Gold Island is an island. Location: Birtley, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Houxty Burn and Wark on Tyne Pele Tower.

Photos of Gold Island

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 Gold Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 92 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (98 mm)
Driest month: April (59 mm)

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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 Gold Island
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	9°	11°	15°	18°	20°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	8°	11°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	98	69	79	59	61	64	65	80	77	88	92	95

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gold Island

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 34 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 41 km to the east.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 34 kmeast
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 83 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 120 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 41 kmeast
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 58 kmeast
Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 86 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 114 kmnorthwest
Burnley Population: 149.4K 144 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Gold Island

Within 100 km: 733 historic and cultural sites, 2,319 natural sites, 459 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km189 places

Broomhaugh Island Island 16 kmSE
The Island Island 4 kmSE
Greenlee Lough Lake 12 kmSW
Kielder Water Lake 20 kmNW

25–60 km1,044 places

Longhoughton Beach Beach 55 kmNE
Saint Mary’s Island Island 49 kmE
Coquet Island Island 51 kmNE
Wooden Anna Island 58 kmN

60–100 km2,278 places

Powillimount Beach Beach 90 kmW
Cocklawburn Beach Beach 73 kmN
Cheswick Sands Beach 72 kmN
Seaton Carew Beach Beach 82 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Wark Village, Wark
1 km S
Birtley Village, Birtley
2.6 km SE
Bellingham Village, Bellingham
6 km N
Simonburn Village, Simonburn
4.3 km S
Redesmouth Village, Bellingham
4.4 km N
Gunnerton Village, Chollerton
5.3 km SE

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Houxty Burn River, England
1.1 km NW
Wark on Tyne Pele Tower Landmark, Wark
0.9 km S
Wark on Tyne Castle Historic site, Wark
1.1 km S
Birtley Castle Historic site, Birtley
1.5 km E
Birtley Hall House Tower Landmark, Birtley
1.6 km E
Blacka Burn River, England
3.1 km W
Warks Burn River, England
3.2 km S
The Island Island, Simonburn
3.6 km SE

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Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026