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Dunstanburgh Castle

Located in Craster, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°29′22″ N 1°35′43″ W

Map showing the location of Dunstanburgh Castle Dunstanburgh Castle
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Embleton
2.7 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
24 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport51 km
MME Teesside International Airport110 km

About Dunstanburgh Castle

Dunstanburgh Castle is a historic site. Location: Craster, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Dunstanburgh Castle and Dunstanburgh Castle.

Climate of Dunstanburgh Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
August (66 mm)
Driest month
February (46 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 Dunstanburgh Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°3°6°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)634654465152536656616664

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

How to get to Dunstanburgh Castle

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 51 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 57 km to the south.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 51 kmsouth
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 110 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 123 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 57 kmsouth
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 66 kmsouth
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 104 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 113 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 139 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Dunstanburgh Castle

Within 100 km: 456 historic and cultural sites, 920 natural sites, 250 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km146 places

  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 6 kmS
  • South Wamses Island 17 kmN
  • Old Law Island 21 kmNW
  • North Wamses Island 17 kmN

25–60 km546 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 35 kmNW
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 33 kmNW
  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 47 kmS
  • Wooden Anna Island 54 kmW

60–100 km934 places

  • Gullane Beach Beach 99 kmNW
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 91 kmNW
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 96 kmS
  • Isle of May Island 98 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Embleton Village, Embleton
    2.7 km W
  • Craster Village, Craster
    1.9 km S
  • Dunstan Village, Craster
    2 km S
  • Embleton Municipality, Northumberland
    3.2 km W

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