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Blenkinsopp Castle

Located in Greenhead, Northumberland Coordinates: 54°58′26″ N 2°31′30″ W

Blenkinsopp Castle
Karl and Ali · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Greenhead
1 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
147 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport54 km
MME Teesside International Airport87 km

About Blenkinsopp Castle

Blenkinsopp Castle is a historic site. Location: Greenhead, Northumberland.

From Wikipedia

Blenkinsopp Castle (spelled Blenkinsop in many records) is a fire-damaged, partly demolished 19th-century country mansion, incorporating the ruinous remains of a 14th-century tower house, which is located above the Tipalt Burn approximately one mile south of Greenhead, Northumberland, England. It is a Grade II listed building; it is also a Scheduled Ancient Monument as one of the "surviving tower houses retaining significant medieval remains".

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
Grade II listed building

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Blenkinsopp Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 124 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (130 mm)
Driest month
April (70 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 Blenkinsopp Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°15°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°8°11°10°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)13092102707173799298117124128

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Blenkinsopp Castle

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 54 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 58 km to the east.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 54 kmeast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 87 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 121 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 58 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 74 kmeast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 94 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 117 kmnorth
  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 132 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Blenkinsopp Castle

Within 100 km: 805 historic and cultural sites, 2,801 natural sites, 567 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km200 places

  • Fishgarth Holm Island 22 kmSW
  • Coathouse Island Island 22 kmSW
  • Little Corby Island Island 20 kmW
  • Goat Island Island 19 kmW

25–60 km1,229 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 42 kmW
  • Wood Howe Island 56 kmS
  • Cherry Holm Island 55 kmSW
  • Deergarth How Island Island 60 kmSW

60–100 km2,744 places

  • High Moor Mountain 93 kmSW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 88 kmSW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 68 kmW
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 92 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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