Prior Castell's Tower
Located in North Sunderland, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°37′01″ N 1°39′21″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport65 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport114 km
About Prior Castell's Tower
Prior Castell's Tower is a landmark. Location: North Sunderland, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Inner Farne and Farne Island.
Photos of Prior Castell's Tower
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Staple Island Michael Spiller from Bradford, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Longstone David Long · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Farne Island Nigel Mykura · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Big Harcar Barbara Carr · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Brownsman Andy F · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Prior Castell's Tower
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 64 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- August (64 mm)
- Driest month
- April (43 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 62 | 46 | 50 | 43 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 64 | 53 | 60 | 64 | 62 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Prior Castell's Tower
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 65 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 72 km to the south.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 65 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 114 kmwest
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 124 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 72 kmsouth
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 81 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 104 kmwest
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 119 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 126 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Prior Castell's Tower
Within 100 km: 429 historic and cultural sites, 902 natural sites, 257 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km146 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 23 kmNW
- Cheswick Sands Beach 21 kmNW
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 21 kmS
- South Wamses Island 3 kmNE
25–60 km477 places
- Coquet Island Island 32 kmS
- Wooden Anna Island 48 kmW
- Carr's Island Island 37 kmS
- Dreeper Island Island 35 kmW
60–100 km965 places
- Portobello Beach Beach 99 kmNW
- Gullane Beach Beach 88 kmNW
- Seacliff Beach Beach 78 kmNW
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 62 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Inner Farne Island, North Sunderland<0.1 km SE
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Farne Island Island, England0.4 km E
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East Wideopen Island, North Sunderland0.8 km E
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Bamburgh Castle Historic site, Bamburgh3.6 km W -
Longstone Lighthouse Landmark, North Sunderland4.1 km NE -
Staple Island Island, North Sunderland2.5 km NE -
Brownsman Island, North Sunderland2.7 km NE
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Bamburgh Siege Castle Historic site, Bamburgh3.7 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Seahouses Village, North Sunderland4.1 km S
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North Sunderland Village, North Sunderland4.5 km S
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Bamburgh Village, Bamburgh4 km W
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Beadnell Village, Beadnell6.9 km S
Sources & licences
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