Chipchase Castle
Located in Chollerton, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°04′33″ N 2°11′09″ W
- Local time
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- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 113 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport32 km
- MME Teesside International Airport80 km
About Chipchase Castle
Chipchase Castle is a historic site. Location: Chollerton, Northumberland.
Chipchase Castle is a 17th-century Jacobean mansion incorporating a substantial 14th-century pele tower, which stands north of Hadrian's Wall, near Wark on Tyne, between Bellingham and Hexham in Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- Grade I listed building, scheduled monument
- Official website
- chipchasecastle.com
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Chipchase Castle
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Les Hull · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Steven Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
William James Palmer · Public domain -
Haughton Castle Elwood · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Thornton Tower Andrew Curtis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Chipchase Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest 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)
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° | 20° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 98 | 69 | 79 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 80 | 77 | 88 | 92 | 95 |
How to get to Chipchase Castle
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 32 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 38 km to the east.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 32 kmeast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 80 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 123 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 38 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 55 kmeast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 83 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 117 kmnorthwest
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 142 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Chipchase Castle
Within 100 km: 734 historic and cultural sites, 2,274 natural sites, 450 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km190 places
- Broomhaugh Island Island 13 kmSE
- Gold Island Island 3 kmNW
- The Island Island 1 kmS
- Greenlee Lough Lake 12 kmSW
25–60 km1,009 places
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 55 kmNE
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 47 kmE
- Coquet Island Island 50 kmNE
- Fishgarth Holm Island 46 kmSW
60–100 km2,259 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 91 kmW
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 74 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 73 kmN
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 79 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gunnerton Money Hill Historic site, Chollerton2.6 km E
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Birtley Castle Historic site, Birtley2.1 km N
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The Island Island, Simonburn0.8 km S
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Birtley Hall House Tower Landmark, Birtley2.2 km N
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Wark on Tyne Castle Historic site, Wark2.4 km NW
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Gunnerton Tower Landmark, Chollerton2.4 km E
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Simonburn Rectory Landmark, Simonburn2.4 km SW
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Wark on Tyne Pele Tower Landmark, Wark2.6 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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