- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 71 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport77 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport84 km
About Grindonrigg Tower
Grindonrigg Tower is a landmark. Location: Duddo, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Duddo Tower and Castle Heaton Castle.
Photos of Grindonrigg Tower
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Etal Castle JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Ford Castle Lisa Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Norham Castle Martin Norman · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cornhill Castle Norman MacKillop · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Twizell Castle Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Grindonrigg Tower
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 72 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- October (74 mm)
- Driest month
- April (45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 70 | 51 | 53 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 56 | 71 | 63 | 74 | 72 | 67 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Grindonrigg Tower
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 77 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 74 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 77 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 84 kmwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 103 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 74 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 85 kmsouth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 98 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 103 kmnorthwest
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 135 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Grindonrigg Tower
Within 100 km: 506 historic and cultural sites, 1,508 natural sites, 399 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km241 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 12 kmNE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 12 kmE
- Old Law Island 22 kmE
- Lindisfarne Holy Island Island 20 kmE
25–60 km675 places
- Seacliff Beach Beach 52 kmNW
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 44 kmSE
- South Wamses Island 31 kmE
- North Wamses Island 31 kmE
60–100 km1,497 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 81 kmNW
- Cramond beach Beach 81 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 69 kmNW
- Gullane Beach Beach 60 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Duddo Tower Landmark, Duddo1.4 km E -
Castle Heaton Castle Historic site, Cornhill-on-Tweed2.7 km SW
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Mattilees Hill Mountain, Duddo1.5 km E
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Etal Castle Historic site, Ford3.8 km S
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Twizell Castle Historic site, Duddo4.2 km W
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Norham Castle Historic site, Norham4.9 km N
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West Newbiggin Landmark, Norham3.8 km NW
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Ford Castle Historic site, Ford5.9 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Duddo Village, Duddo1.3 km SE
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Grindon Village, Duddo2 km NW
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Norham Village, Norham4.9 km NW
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Shoreswood Village, Shoreswood3.6 km N
Sources & licences
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