- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 23 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport18 km
- MME Teesside International Airport59 km
About Bywell Castle
Bywell Castle is a historic site. Location: Bywell, Northumberland.
Bywell Castle is situated in the village of Bywell overlooking the River Tyne, four miles east of Corbridge, Northumberland, England (grid reference NZ049615). It is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It was built in 1430 by the Neville family (see Earl of Westmorland) but was never completed. The impressive three-storey gatehouse remains, together with part of a curtain wall into which has been incorporated a much later house (Grade II listed).
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- Grade I listed building, scheduled monument
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Bywell Castle
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Prudhoe Castle Chris Tweedy · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Dilston Castle Peter Brooks · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Bywell Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 65 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (69 mm)
- Driest month
- February (49 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 69 | 49 | 66 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 57 | 67 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 69 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Bywell Castle
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 18 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 20 km to the east.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 18 kmnortheast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 59 kmsoutheast
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 122 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 20 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 35 kmeast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 61 kmsoutheast
- York Population: 156.1K 123 kmsoutheast
- Bradford Population: 366.2K 129 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bywell Castle
Within 100 km: 762 historic and cultural sites, 1,844 natural sites, 386 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km181 places
- Broomhaugh Island Island 11 kmW
- Gold Island Island 25 kmNW
- Match Island Island 24 kmE
- Ryton Island Island 11 kmE
25–60 km715 places
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 58 kmN
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 58 kmSE
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 33 kmNE
- Coquet Island Island 49 kmNE
60–100 km2,096 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 87 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 86 kmN
- Redcar Beach Beach 66 kmSE
- Whitby Beach Beach 97 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Prudhoe Castle Historic site, Prudhoe4.5 km E
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Styford Motte Historic site, Bywell3.5 km W
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Newton Hall Tower Landmark, Bywell3.5 km N
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Nafferton Castle Historic site, Horsley4.6 km NE
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Whittington Hill Mountain, Bywell3.8 km N
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Mickley Moor Mountain, Prudhoe3.3 km E
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Dilston Castle Historic site, Corbridge7.5 km W
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Welton Hall Landmark, Horsley6 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Stocksfield Village, Broomley and Stocksfield1.7 km SE
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Bywell Village, Bywell0.2 km N
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Riding Mill Village, Broomhaugh and Riding3.1 km W
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Mount View Terrace Village, Broomley and Stocksfield0.7 km SE
Sources & licences
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