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Winshield Crags

Located in Melkridge, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°00′07″ N 2°24′17″ W

Map showing the location of Winshield Crags Winshield Crags
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
345 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Once Brewed
1.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport46 km
MME Teesside International Airport83 km

About Winshield Crags

Winshield Crags is a mountain. Location: Melkridge, Northumberland. Elevation: 345 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Peel Crags and Cranberry Brow.

Climate of Winshield Crags

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 113 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
January (119 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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 Winshield Crags
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°16°18°17°14°11°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°1°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)1198495687072769092109113115

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Winshield Crags

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 46 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 51 km to the east.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 46 kmeast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 83 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 122 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 51 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 66 kmeast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 89 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 117 kmnorthwest
  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 134 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Winshield Crags

Within 100 km: 794 historic and cultural sites, 2,691 natural sites, 524 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km203 places

  • Broomhaugh Island Island 21 kmE
  • Gold Island Island 16 kmNE
  • The Island Island 16 kmNE
  • Tindale Tarn Lake 16 kmSW

25–60 km1,105 places

  • Kirkland Scar Island 50 kmW
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 30 kmSW
  • Coathouse Island Island 30 kmSW
  • Little Corby Island Island 28 kmW

60–100 km2,701 places

  • High Moor Mountain 99 kmSW
  • St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 96 kmSW
  • Powillimount Beach Beach 76 kmW
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 86 kmN

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