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Wooplaw Edge

Located in Rochester, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°21′12″ N 2°27′43″ W

Map showing the location of Wooplaw Edge Wooplaw Edge
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
459 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Catcleugh
5.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport60 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport88 km

About Wooplaw Edge

Wooplaw Edge is a mountain. Location: Rochester, Northumberland. Elevation: 459 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Leap Hill and Lumsdon Law.

Climate of Wooplaw Edge

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 122 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
January (128 mm)
Driest month
April (72 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Wooplaw Edge
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°6°9°12°15°17°16°14°10°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°-1°0°3°6°8°8°6°3°0°-1°
Precipitation (mm)1289110072747684101107126122121

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Wooplaw Edge

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 60 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 69 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 60 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 88 kmnorthwest
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 115 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 69 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 81 kmnorthwest
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 85 kmsoutheast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 117 kmsoutheast
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 127 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Wooplaw Edge

Within 100 km: 674 historic and cultural sites, 2,188 natural sites, 512 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km242 places

  • Yetholm Loch Lake 24 kmNE
  • Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 5 kmSE
  • Kielder Water Lake 19 kmS
  • Rubers Law Mountain 16 kmNW

25–60 km1,318 places

  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 53 kmNE
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 53 kmNE
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 56 kmE
  • Old Law Island 54 kmNE

60–100 km1,814 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 88 kmSW
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 92 kmNW
  • Cramond beach Beach 87 kmNW
  • Portobello Beach Beach 78 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Catcleugh Village, Rochester
    5.1 km SE
  • Edgerston Village, The Scottish Borders
    5.3 km NW
  • Byrness Village, Rochester
    6.8 km SE
  • Camptown Village, The Scottish Borders
    7.4 km NW
  • Southdean Village, The Scottish Borders
    7.8 km W
  • Jedburgh Village, The Scottish Borders
    15 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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