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Island

The Snook

Located in Holy Island, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°41′00″ N 1°50′30″ W

Map showing the location of The Snook The Snook
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
5 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Holy Island
2.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport73 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport100 km

About The Snook

The Snook is an island. Location: Holy Island, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Lindisfarne Holy Island and St Cuthbert's Isle.

Climate of The Snook

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
August (67 mm)
Driest month
April (42 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 The Snook
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)654749424850526756666762

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to The Snook

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 73 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 80 km to the south.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 73 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 100 kmwest
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 113 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 80 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 90 kmwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 91 kmsouth
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 112 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 129 kmsouth

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

Day trips from The Snook

Within 100 km: 457 historic and cultural sites, 1,124 natural sites, 318 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km191 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 9 kmNW
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 7 kmNW
  • South Wamses Island 14 kmE
  • Old Law Island 5 kmSE

25–60 km499 places

  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 32 kmSE
  • Coquet Island Island 43 kmSE
  • Wooden Anna Island 38 kmW
  • Carr's Island Island 44 kmS

60–100 km1,209 places

  • Burntisland Beach Beach 96 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 97 kmW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 85 kmW
  • Gullane Beach Beach 74 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Holy Island Village, Holy Island
    2.8 km SE
  • Kyloe Village, Kyloe
    6 km SW
  • Fenham Village, Kyloe
    3.8 km S
  • Goswick Village, Ancroft
    4.5 km NW
  • Fenwick Village, Kyloe
    4.6 km SW
  • Beal Village, Kyloe
    4.9 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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