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Darden Rigg

Located in Hepple, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°15′46″ N 2°01′15″ W

Map showing the location of Darden Rigg Darden Rigg
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
407 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hepple
4.1 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport33 km
MME Teesside International Airport92 km

About Darden Rigg

Darden Rigg is a mountain. Location: Hepple, Northumberland. Elevation: 407 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Tosson Hill and High Rigg Pele.

Climate of Darden Rigg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 107 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
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 Darden Rigg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°9°12°15°17°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°1°3°6°8°8°6°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1127990687169749089105107106

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Darden Rigg

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 33 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 41 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 33 kmsoutheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 92 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 114 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 41 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 57 kmsoutheast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 92 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 107 kmnorthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 147 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Darden Rigg

Within 100 km: 645 historic and cultural sites, 1,578 natural sites, 370 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km249 places

  • Carr's Island Island 17 kmE
  • Gold Island Island 22 kmSW
  • The Island Island 24 kmSW
  • Cushat Law Mountain 18 kmN

25–60 km845 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 52 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 51 kmN
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 34 kmNE
  • South Wamses Island 49 kmNE

60–100 km1,499 places

  • Seacliff Beach Beach 96 kmNW
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 86 kmSE
  • Redcar Beach Beach 94 kmSE
  • Kirkland Scar Island 82 kmSW

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