Kershope Castle
Located in Kielder, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°15′22″ N 2°36′30″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 271 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport63 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport91 km
About Kershope Castle
Kershope Castle is a historic site. Location: Kielder, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Ravenshill Pele and Deadwater Fell.
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Kershope Castle
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Peel Fell Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Kielder Viaduct Peter McDermott · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Kershope Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 136 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (144 mm)
- Driest month
- April (78 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 144 | 103 | 114 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 89 | 104 | 114 | 137 | 136 | 139 |
How to get to Kershope Castle
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 63 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 71 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 63 kmeast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 91 kmnorthwest
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 112 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 71 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 86 kmnorthwest
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 88 kmsoutheast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 116 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 124 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kershope Castle
Within 100 km: 701 historic and cultural sites, 2,707 natural sites, 579 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km236 places
- Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 14 kmNE
- Branxholme Wester Loch Lake 24 kmNW
- Branxholme Easter Loch Lake 24 kmNW
- Kielder Water Lake 11 kmSE
25–60 km1,336 places
- Kirkland Scar Island 50 kmSW
- Wooden Anna Island 40 kmN
- Broomhaugh Island Island 46 kmSE
- Fishgarth Holm Island 47 kmS
60–100 km2,415 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 74 kmSW
- Burntisland Beach Beach 98 kmNW
- Cramond beach Beach 92 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 84 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ravenshill Pele Landmark, Kielder2.1 km SE
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Deadwater Fell Mountain, Kielder1.8 km NE
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Bells Burn River, England0.9 km SE
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Kielder Viaduct Landmark, Kielder4 km SE
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Peel Fell Mountain, Kielder3.9 km N
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Mid Fell Mountain, Kielder3.3 km NE
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Purdom Pikes Mountain, Kielder4.1 km S
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Kielder Forest and Water Natural site, Kielder4.1 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Kielder Village, Kielder2.8 km SE
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Butteryhaugh Village, Kielder3.4 km SE
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Saughtree Village, The Scottish Borders5.4 km W
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Falstone Village, Falstone14 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources