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Natural site

Kielder Forest and Water

Located in Kielder, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°13′10″ N 2°36′17″ W

Map showing the location of Kielder Forest and Water Kielder Forest and Water
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
325 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kielder
2.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport62 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport95 km

About Kielder Forest and Water

Kielder Forest and Water is a natural site. Location: Kielder, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Purdom Pikes and Kielder Viaduct.

Climate of Kielder Forest and Water

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 136 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
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).

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Climate of Kielder Forest and Water
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)14410311478808289104114137136139

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kielder Forest and Water

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 62 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 69 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 62 kmeast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 95 kmnorthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 109 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 69 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 86 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 90 kmnorthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 113 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 127 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Kielder Forest and Water

Within 100 km: 714 historic and cultural sites, 2,780 natural sites, 598 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km226 places

  • Goat Island Island 24 kmSW
  • Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 16 kmNE
  • Kielder Water Lake 8 kmSE
  • Rubers Law Mountain 24 kmN

25–60 km1,299 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 48 kmSW
  • Wooden Anna Island 44 kmN
  • Broomhaugh Island Island 43 kmSE
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 43 kmS

60–100 km2,567 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 72 kmSW
  • Cramond beach Beach 95 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 88 kmN
  • Gullane Beach Beach 93 kmN

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