Mountain

Leighton Hill

Located in Otterburn, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°14′59″ N 2°08′39″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 279 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Otterburn; 3 km SW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: NCL Newcastle International Airport37 km; MME Teesside International Airport94 km

About Leighton Hill

Leighton Hill is a mountain. Location: Otterburn, Northumberland. Elevation: 279 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Blakeman's Law and Girsonfield Tower.

Photos of Leighton Hill

Mote Hills Andrew Curtis · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Leighton Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 107 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night -1°)
Wettest month: January (112 mm)
Driest month: April (68 mm)

5° -1°

7° 0°

10° 2°

13° 4°

16° 7°

18° 9°

15° 7°

12° 5°

8° 2°

6° 0°

Jan

112

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

105

Nov

107

Dec

106

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 Leighton Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	7°	10°	13°	16°	18°	18°	15°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	0°	2°	4°	7°	9°	9°	7°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	112	79	90	68	71	69	74	90	89	105	107	106

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Leighton Hill

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 37 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 46 km to the southeast.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 37 kmsoutheast
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 94 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 110 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 46 kmsoutheast
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 62 kmsoutheast
Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 95 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 103 kmnorthwest
Dundee Population: 148.2K 145 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Leighton Hill

Within 100 km: 660 historic and cultural sites, 1,873 natural sites, 424 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km252 places

Carr's Island Island 25 kmE
Gold Island Island 18 kmS
The Island Island 20 kmS
Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 19 kmNW

25–60 km968 places

Cocklawburn Beach Beach 55 kmN
Cheswick Sands Beach 54 kmN
Longhoughton Beach Beach 41 kmNE
South Wamses Island 54 kmNE

60–100 km1,737 places

Powillimount Beach Beach 100 kmSW
Portobello Beach Beach 99 kmNW
Gullane Beach Beach 98 kmNW
Seacliff Beach Beach 95 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Otterburn Village, Otterburn
3 km SW
Elsdon Village, Elsdon
3.2 km SE
Elsdon Municipality, Northumberland
4.7 km SE
Hepple Municipality, Northumberland
6.3 km NE
Horsley Village, Rochester
6.5 km W
Holystone Village, Harbottle
7.4 km NE

Leighton Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Blakeman's Law Mountain, Otterburn
3.6 km W
Girsonfield Tower Landmark, Otterburn
2.4 km SW
Mote Hills Historic site, Elsdon
3.2 km SE
Otterburn Tower Landmark, Otterburn
2.9 km SW
Highspoon Hill Mountain, Otterburn
6.3 km N
Mount Gilbert Mountain, Elsdon
6.5 km SE
Elsdon Tower Landmark, Elsdon
3.2 km SE
Greenchester Pele Landmark, Otterburn
3.8 km W

Leighton Hill

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026