- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 172 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport68 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport84 km
About Thompsons Walls
Thompsons Walls is a landmark. Location: Kilham, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Longknowe Hill and Haddon Hill.
Photos of Thompsons Walls
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Coupland Castle Lisa Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Thompsons Walls
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 91 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- October (94 mm)
- Driest month
- April (56 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) | 5° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 7° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 91 | 66 | 72 | 56 | 61 | 62 | 68 | 84 | 82 | 94 | 91 | 87 |
How to get to Thompsons Walls
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 68 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 75 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 68 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 84 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 111 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 75 kmnorthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 76 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 91 kmsoutheast
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 111 kmnorthwest
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 127 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Thompsons Walls
Within 100 km: 557 historic and cultural sites, 1,633 natural sites, 432 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km312 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 24 kmNE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 24 kmNE
- Wooden Anna Island 14 kmW
- Dreeper Island Island 14 kmN
25–60 km807 places
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 42 kmE
- South Wamses Island 38 kmE
- Old Law Island 29 kmE
- North Wamses Island 38 kmE
60–100 km1,503 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 84 kmNW
- Cramond beach Beach 82 kmNW
- Portobello Beach Beach 71 kmNW
- Gullane Beach Beach 66 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Longknowe Hill Mountain, Kilham0.8 km E
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Haddon Hill Mountain, Kirknewton1.3 km SE
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Kilham Hill Mountain, Kilham1.9 km NE
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Pawston Tower Landmark, Kilham2.7 km NW
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Hethpool Tower Landmark, Kirknewton3.5 km SE
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Kilham Tower Landmark, Kilham2.8 km NE
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Pawston Hill Mountain, Kilham2.2 km NW
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Coldsmouth Hill Mountain, Kilham2.4 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Pawston Village, Kilham2.7 km NW
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Town Yetholm Village, The Scottish Borders5.4 km SW
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Mindrum Village, Carham3.6 km NW
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Westnewton Village, Kirknewton4.3 km SE
Sources & licences
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