- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 7
- listed under Holy Island
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport71 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport104 km
About Holy Island
Holy Island is a municipality. Location: Northumberland, England. Elevation: 5 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (71 km). Nearby sights include Lindisfarne Holy Island and Old Law.
Photos of Holy Island
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Fenham Castle Norman MacKillop · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Lindisfarne Castle matthew Hunt · CC BY 2.0
Climate of Holy Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 64 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- August (64 mm)
- Driest month
- April (41 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 63 | 46 | 47 | 41 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 64 | 53 | 62 | 64 | 61 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Holy Island
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 71 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 79 km to the south.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 71 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 104 kmwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 116 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 79 kmsouth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 90 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 93 kmwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 115 kmnorthwest
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 128 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Holy Island
Within 100 km: 446 historic and cultural sites, 1,051 natural sites, 297 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km178 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 12 kmNW
- Cheswick Sands Beach 10 kmNW
- South Wamses Island 11 kmSE
- Old Law Island 3 kmS
25–60 km487 places
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 30 kmSE
- Coquet Island Island 41 kmSE
- Wooden Anna Island 40 kmW
- Carr's Island Island 43 kmS
60–100 km1,129 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 99 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 88 kmW
- Gullane Beach Beach 77 kmNW
- Seacliff Beach Beach 67 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Holy Island
7 placesCities & villages1
- Holy Island · Village
Lakes, rivers & coasts2
- St Cuthbert's Isle · Island
- The Snook · Island
Heritage & sights4
- Lindisfarne Castle · Historic site
- Lindisfarne museum · Museum
- Lindisfarne Priory · Historic site
- St. Mary's church · Attraction
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lindisfarne Holy Island Island, England0.4 km W
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Old Law Island, England3.1 km S
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Fenham Castle Historic site, Kyloe4.8 km SW
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Bamburgh Castle Historic site, Bamburgh9.2 km SE -
Elwick 1 Landmark, Middleton5.9 km S
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Fenham Hill Mountain, Kyloe6.2 km W
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Haggerston Castle Historic site, Ancroft8.9 km W -
Buckton Tower Landmark, Kyloe6.5 km SW
Sources & licences
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