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Wall Houses

Located in Matfen, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°00′39″ N 1°56′25″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
160 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport16 km
MME Teesside International Airport65 km

About Wall Houses

Wall Houses is a village. Location: Matfen, Northumberland. Elevation: 160 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Shildon Hill and Carr Hill.

Climate of Wall Houses

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (73 mm)
Driest month
February (52 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 Wall Houses
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)0°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)735267545455586964687172

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

How to get to Wall Houses

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 16 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 21 km to the east.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 16 kmeast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 65 kmsoutheast
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 129 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 21 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 38 kmeast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 66 kmsoutheast
  • York Population: 156.1K 130 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 131 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Wall Houses

Within 100 km: 730 historic and cultural sites, 1,777 natural sites, 379 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km201 places

  • Broomhaugh Island Island 10 kmSW
  • Gold Island Island 20 kmNW
  • Ryton Island Island 12 kmE
  • The Island Island 17 kmW

25–60 km743 places

  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 52 kmNE
  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 32 kmE
  • Coquet Island Island 44 kmNE
  • Michell's Island Island 54 kmS

60–100 km1,942 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 80 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 79 kmN
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 62 kmSE
  • Redcar Beach Beach 70 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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