- Elevation
- 51 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport80 km
- EDI Edinburgh Airport85 km
About Thornton
Thornton is a village. Location: Shoreswood, Northumberland. Elevation: 51 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Shoreswood Tower and Norham Castle.
Photos of Thornton
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Norham Castle Martin Norman · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Berwick Castle Euan Nelson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Twizell Castle Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Duddo Tower Victuallers · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Shielfield Park David Neill · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Thornton
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 72 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- October (74 mm)
- Driest month
- April (45 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 70 | 51 | 53 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 56 | 71 | 63 | 74 | 72 | 67 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Thornton
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 80 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Edinburgh, 74 km to the west.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 80 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 85 kmwest
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 100 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 74 kmwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 88 kmsouth
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 100 kmnorthwest
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 101 kmsoutheast
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 137 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Thornton
Within 100 km: 491 historic and cultural sites, 1,459 natural sites, 384 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km213 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 8 kmE
- Cheswick Sands Beach 9 kmE
- Old Law Island 20 kmSE
- Lindisfarne Holy Island Island 18 kmE
25–60 km634 places
- Gullane Beach Beach 59 kmNW
- Seacliff Beach Beach 51 kmNW
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 45 kmSE
- South Wamses Island 30 kmE
60–100 km1,487 places
- Burntisland Beach Beach 81 kmNW
- Cramond beach Beach 81 kmW
- Portobello Beach Beach 70 kmW
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 83 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Shoreswood Tower Landmark, Shoreswood1.3 km SE
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Norham Castle Historic site, Norham4.3 km W
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Billylaw Mountain, Ord3.5 km NE
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Shielfield Park Landmark, Berwick-upon-Tweed5.9 km NE
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Duddo Tower Landmark, Duddo5.2 km S
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Whiteadder Water River, England3.3 km N
Sources & licences
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