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Historic site

Tarset Castle

Located in Tarset, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°09′47″ N 2°20′02″ W

Tarset Castle
Peter McDermott · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Tarset
0.4 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
128 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport43 km
MME Teesside International Airport93 km

About Tarset Castle

Tarset Castle is a historic site. Location: Tarset, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Dally Castle and Charlton Tower.

At a glance

Heritage designation
Grade II* listed building

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Tarset Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 113 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (119 mm)
Driest month
April (68 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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Climate of Tarset Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)1198495687072769092109113115

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Tarset Castle

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 43 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 51 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 43 kmeast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 93 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 109 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 51 kmsoutheast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 67 kmsoutheast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 96 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 103 kmnorthwest
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 144 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Tarset Castle

Within 100 km: 717 historic and cultural sites, 2,459 natural sites, 501 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km198 places

  • Gold Island Island 11 kmSE
  • The Island Island 14 kmSE
  • Greenlee Lough Lake 16 kmS
  • Catcleugh Reservoir Lake 18 kmN

25–60 km1,145 places

  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 56 kmNE
  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 57 kmE
  • Coquet Island Island 54 kmE
  • Kirkland Scar Island 59 kmSW

60–100 km2,334 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 85 kmW
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 68 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 67 kmN
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 93 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources