Landmark

Elsdon Tower

Located in Elsdon, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°14′05″ N 2°06′07″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Nearest town: Elsdon; 0.2 km S
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation: 179 m; above sea level
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: NCL Newcastle International Airport34 km; MME Teesside International Airport92 km

About Elsdon Tower

Elsdon Tower is a landmark. Location: Elsdon, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Mote Hills and Raylees Castle Hill.

Photos of Elsdon Tower

Mote Hills Andrew Curtis · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Elsdon Tower

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 107 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: January (112 mm)
Driest month: April (68 mm)

6° 0°

8° 1°

10° 2°

14° 5°

17° 8°

19° 10°

18° 10°

16° 8°

12° 5°

8° 2°

6° 1°

Jan

112

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

105

Nov

107

Dec

106

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 Elsdon Tower
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	10°	14°	17°	19°	18°	16°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	2°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	5°	2°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	112	79	90	68	71	69	74	90	89	105	107	106

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Elsdon Tower

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 34 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 43 km to the southeast.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 34 kmsoutheast
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 92 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 113 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 43 kmsoutheast
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 59 kmsoutheast
Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 92 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 106 kmnorthwest
Dundee Population: 148.2K 148 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Elsdon Tower

Within 100 km: 660 historic and cultural sites, 1,793 natural sites, 400 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km242 places

Carr's Island Island 22 kmE
Gold Island Island 17 kmSW
The Island Island 19 kmS
Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 22 kmNW

25–60 km939 places

Cocklawburn Beach Beach 56 kmN
Cheswick Sands Beach 55 kmN
Longhoughton Beach Beach 40 kmNE
South Wamses Island 54 kmNE

60–100 km1,672 places

Seacliff Beach Beach 97 kmN
Seaton Carew Beach Beach 87 kmSE
Redcar Beach Beach 95 kmSE
Kirkland Scar Island 76 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Mote Hills Historic site, Elsdon
0.2 km NE
Raylees Castle Hill Historic site, Elsdon
1.8 km SW
Darden Lough Pele Landmark, Hepple
3.8 km NE
Leighton Hill Mountain, Otterburn
3.2 km NW
Girsonfield Tower Landmark, Otterburn
4.6 km W
Mount Gilbert Mountain, Elsdon
3.9 km S
Otterburn Tower Landmark, Otterburn
4.9 km W
High Rigg Pele Landmark, Hepple
5.5 km NE

Elsdon Tower

Nearest towns and villages

Elsdon Village, Elsdon
0.2 km S
Otterburn Village, Otterburn
5 km W
Hepple Municipality, Northumberland
6.1 km N
Otterburn Municipality, Northumberland
6.9 km W

Elsdon Tower

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026