- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 107 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport30 km
- MME Teesside International Airport78 km
About Gunnerton Tower
Gunnerton Tower is a landmark. Location: Chollerton, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Gunnerton Money Hill and The Nursery Tower.
Photos of Gunnerton Tower
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Chipchase Castle Les Hull · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Haughton Castle Elwood · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Thornton Tower Andrew Curtis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Gunnerton Tower
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 85 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (90 mm)
- Driest month
- April (58 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° | 14° | 17° | 20° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 90 | 64 | 76 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 77 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 87 |
How to get to Gunnerton Tower
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 30 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 36 km to the east.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 30 kmeast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 78 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 125 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 36 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 52 kmeast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 80 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 118 kmnorthwest
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 141 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gunnerton Tower
Within 100 km: 728 historic and cultural sites, 2,197 natural sites, 439 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km195 places
- Broomhaugh Island Island 11 kmS
- Gold Island Island 5 kmNW
- The Island Island 2 kmW
- Greenlee Lough Lake 14 kmSW
25–60 km985 places
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 54 kmNE
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 45 kmE
- Coquet Island Island 49 kmNE
- Fishgarth Holm Island 48 kmSW
60–100 km2,184 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 93 kmW
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 75 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 74 kmN
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 77 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Gunnerton Money Hill Historic site, Chollerton0.8 km N
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The Nursery Tower Landmark, Chollerton1 km NE
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Chipchase Castle Historic site, Chollerton2.4 km W
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Haughton Castle Historic site, Humshaugh2.5 km SE
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Barrasford Hill Mountain, Chollerton1.3 km E
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Great Swinburne Landmark, Chollerton3 km E
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Simonburn Rectory Landmark, Simonburn3.7 km W
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Birtley Castle Historic site, Birtley4 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
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Gunnerton Village, Chollerton0.1 km E
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Barrasford Village, Chollerton1.9 km SE
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Humshaugh Village, Humshaugh3.8 km S
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Great Swinburn Village, Chollerton3.2 km E
Sources & licences
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