Simonburn Castle and Tower House
Located in Simonburn, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°03′28″ N 2°13′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 155 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport34 km
- MME Teesside International Airport79 km
About Simonburn Castle and Tower House
Simonburn Castle and Tower House is a historic site. Location: Simonburn, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Simonburn Rectory and Chipchase Castle.
Photos of Simonburn Castle and Tower House
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Chipchase Castle Les Hull · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Haughton Castle Elwood · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Thornton Tower Andrew Curtis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Simonburn Castle and Tower House
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 92 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (98 mm)
- Driest month
- April (59 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) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 98 | 69 | 79 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 65 | 80 | 77 | 88 | 92 | 95 |
How to get to Simonburn Castle and Tower House
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 34 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 40 km to the east.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 34 kmeast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 79 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 123 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 40 kmeast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 56 kmeast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 83 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 117 kmnorthwest
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 140 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Simonburn Castle and Tower House
Within 100 km: 743 historic and cultural sites, 2,350 natural sites, 460 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km185 places
- Broomhaugh Island Island 13 kmSE
- Gold Island Island 4 kmN
- The Island Island 2 kmNE
- Greenlee Lough Lake 10 kmSW
25–60 km1,028 places
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 58 kmNE
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 49 kmE
- Coquet Island Island 53 kmNE
- Fishgarth Holm Island 43 kmSW
60–100 km2,340 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 89 kmW
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 77 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 76 kmN
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 80 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Simonburn Rectory Landmark, Simonburn0.8 km E
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Chipchase Castle Historic site, Chollerton2.8 km NE
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Brocolitia Roman fort Historic site, Newbrough2.6 km S
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Brocolitia Mithraic temple Historic site, Newbrough2.7 km S
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Carraw Tower Landmark, Newbrough3 km SW
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Wark on Tyne Castle Historic site, Wark3.1 km N
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Wark on Tyne Pele Tower Landmark, Wark3.3 km N
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Walwick Fell Mountain, Simonburn2.7 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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