- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 64 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport73 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport83 km
About Branxton Tower
Branxton Tower is a landmark. Location: Branxton, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Etal Castle and Castle Heaton Castle.
Photos of Branxton Tower
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Etal Castle JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ford Castle Lisa Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Wark on Tweed Castle Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cornhill Castle Norman MacKillop · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Twizell Castle Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Branxton Tower
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 91 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- October (94 mm)
- Driest month
- April (56 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° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 91 | 66 | 72 | 56 | 61 | 62 | 68 | 84 | 82 | 94 | 91 | 87 |
How to get to Branxton Tower
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 73 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 74 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 73 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 83 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 106 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 74 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 81 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 95 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 106 kmnorthwest
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 132 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Branxton Tower
Within 100 km: 529 historic and cultural sites, 1,570 natural sites, 433 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km278 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 18 kmNE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 18 kmNE
- Old Law Island 25 kmE
- Lindisfarne Holy Island Island 24 kmE
25–60 km741 places
- Seacliff Beach Beach 55 kmNW
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 43 kmSE
- South Wamses Island 34 kmE
- North Wamses Island 34 kmE
60–100 km1,513 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 82 kmNW
- Cramond beach Beach 81 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 69 kmNW
- Gullane Beach Beach 62 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Etal Castle Historic site, Ford3.7 km NE
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Castle Heaton Castle Historic site, Cornhill-on-Tweed4.5 km N
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Ford Castle Historic site, Ford5.1 km E
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Howtell Tower Landmark, Kilham3.4 km S
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Cornhill Castle Historic site, Cornhill-on-Tweed4.9 km NW
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Twizell Castle Historic site, Duddo6 km N
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Downham Tower Landmark, Carham4.6 km SW
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Heaton Hill Mountain, Cornhill-on-Tweed3.2 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Branxton Village, Branxton0.2 km NE
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Mardon Village, Branxton1.1 km E
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Cornhill on Tweed Village, Cornhill-on-Tweed3.6 km NW
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Coldstream Village, The Scottish Borders5.6 km NW
Sources & licences
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