Mountain

Peel Crags

Located in Henshaw, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°00′08″ N 2°23′09″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 278 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Once Brewed; 0.6 km S
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: NCL Newcastle International Airport45 km; MME Teesside International Airport82 km

About Peel Crags

Peel Crags is a mountain. Location: Henshaw, Northumberland. Elevation: 278 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Highshield Crags and Winshield Crags.

Photos of Peel Crags

Bellister Castle Anthony Parkes · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Peel Crags

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 113 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: January (119 mm)
Driest month: April (68 mm)

5° 0°

7° 1°

10° 2°

14° 4°

16° 7°

18° 10°

18° 9°

15° 7°

12° 5°

8° 2°

6° 0°

Jan

119

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

109

Nov

113

Dec

115

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 Peel Crags
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	7°	10°	14°	16°	18°	18°	15°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	2°	4°	7°	10°	9°	7°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	119	84	95	68	70	72	76	90	92	109	113	115

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Peel Crags

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 45 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 50 km to the east.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 45 kmeast
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 82 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 123 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 50 kmeast
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 65 kmeast
Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 88 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 118 kmnorthwest
Burnley Population: 149.4K 134 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Peel Crags

Within 100 km: 794 historic and cultural sites, 2,665 natural sites, 511 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km196 places

Broomhaugh Island Island 19 kmE
Gold Island Island 15 kmNE
The Island Island 15 kmNE
Tindale Tarn Lake 17 kmSW

25–60 km1,103 places

Kirkland Scar Island 51 kmW
Fishgarth Holm Island 31 kmSW
Coathouse Island Island 31 kmSW
Little Corby Island Island 30 kmW

60–100 km2,671 places

High Moor Mountain 100 kmSW
St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 97 kmSW
Powillimount Beach Beach 77 kmW
Cocklawburn Beach Beach 86 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Once Brewed Village, Henshaw
0.6 km S
Melkridge Municipality, Northumberland
2.1 km W
Haltwhistle Village, Haltwhistle
5.7 km SW
Redburn Village, Henshaw
3.4 km SE
Bardon Mill Municipality, Northumberland
3 km SE
West End Town Village, Bardon Mill
3.5 km SE

Peel Crags

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Highshield Crags Mountain, Henshaw
1 km E
Winshield Crags Mountain, Melkridge
1.2 km W
Peel Crag Landmark, Henshaw
0.2 km W
Cranberry Brow Mountain, Henshaw
1.9 km SW
Hotbank Crags Mountain, Bardon Mill
2.4 km NE
Thorngrafton Common Mountain, Bardon Mill
2.9 km E
Greenlee Lough Lake, England
2.8 km NE
Vindolanda Historic site, Henshaw
2 km SE

Peel Crags

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026