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Cragside

Located in Cartington, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°18′49″ N 1°53′09″ W

Map showing the location of Cragside Cragside
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
136 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport33 km
MME Teesside International Airport94 km

About Cragside

Cragside is a village. Location: Cartington, Northumberland. Elevation: 136 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Rothbury Hurley Knowles and Rothbury Haa Hill.

Climate of Cragside

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 88 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (89 mm)
Driest month
April (60 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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Climate of Cragside
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°17°19°18°16°12°8°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)896474606261647972828886

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cragside

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 33 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 42 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 33 kmsouth
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 94 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 117 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 42 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 56 kmsoutheast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 92 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 109 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 146 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Cragside

Within 100 km: 616 historic and cultural sites, 1,285 natural sites, 333 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km240 places

  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 23 kmNE
  • Coquet Island Island 22 kmE
  • Carr's Island Island 8 kmE
  • Cushat Law Mountain 19 kmNW

25–60 km690 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 47 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 45 kmN
  • South Wamses Island 40 kmNE
  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 39 kmSE

60–100 km1,304 places

  • Seacliff Beach Beach 95 kmNW
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 86 kmSE
  • Redcar Beach Beach 93 kmSE
  • Kirkland Scar Island 92 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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