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Holystone

Located in Harbottle, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°18′00″ N 2°04′00″ W

Map showing the location of Holystone Holystone
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
173 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport38 km
MME Teesside International Airport97 km

About Holystone

Holystone is a village. Location: Harbottle, Northumberland. Elevation: 173 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Dues Hill and Harehaugh Hill.

Climate of Holystone

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)

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 Holystone
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)1127990687169749089105107106

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Holystone

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 38 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 46 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 38 kmsoutheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 97 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 110 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 46 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 62 kmsoutheast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 97 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 102 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 142 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Holystone

Within 100 km: 640 historic and cultural sites, 1,626 natural sites, 389 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km263 places

  • Carr's Island Island 19 kmE
  • Gold Island Island 25 kmSW
  • Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 22 kmW
  • Cushat Law Mountain 13 kmN

25–60 km868 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 48 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 47 kmN
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 34 kmNE
  • South Wamses Island 47 kmNE

60–100 km1,524 places

  • Portobello Beach Beach 98 kmNW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 96 kmNW
  • Seacliff Beach Beach 91 kmNW
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 91 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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