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Chillingham Castle

Located in Chillingham, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°31′33″ N 1°54′15″ W

Chillingham Castle
Glen Bowman from Newcastle, England · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Chillingham
0.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
90 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport56 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport104 km

About Chillingham Castle

Chillingham Castle is a historic site. Location: Chillingham, Northumberland.

From Wikipedia

Chillingham Castle is a medieval castle in the village of Chillingham in the northern part of Northumberland, England. It was the seat of the Grey and Bennet (later Earls of Tankerville) families from the 15th century until the 1980s, when it became the home of Sir Edward Humphry Tyrrell Wakefield, 2nd Baronet, who is married to a member of the original Grey family. A large enclosed park in the castle grounds is home to the Chillingham cattle, a rare breed, consisting of about 130 head of white cattle.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1344
Heritage designation
Grade I listed building
Official website
chillingham-castle.com

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Chillingham Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 79 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (79 mm)
Driest month
April (52 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 Chillingham Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°11°14°17°19°19°16°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)785759525656587563767974

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Chillingham Castle

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 56 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 64 km to the south.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 56 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 104 kmnorthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 117 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 64 kmsouth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 77 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 94 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 114 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 124 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Chillingham Castle

Within 100 km: 518 historic and cultural sites, 1,298 natural sites, 343 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km313 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 23 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 22 kmN
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 23 kmSE
  • South Wamses Island 21 kmNE

25–60 km526 places

  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 58 kmSE
  • Coquet Island Island 31 kmSE
  • Wooden Anna Island 34 kmW
  • Carr's Island Island 28 kmS

60–100 km1,320 places

  • Portobello Beach Beach 90 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 82 kmNW
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 74 kmNW
  • Isle of May Island 84 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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