Village

Longbyre

Located in Thirlwall, Northumberland Coordinates: 54°59′23″ N 2°32′34″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 143 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: NCL Newcastle International Airport55 km; MME Teesside International Airport89 km

About Longbyre

Longbyre is a village. Location: Thirlwall, Northumberland. Elevation: 143 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Thirlwall Castle and Blenkinsopp Castle.

Photos of Longbyre

Triermain Castle Peter McDermott · CC BY-SA 2.0
Blenkinsopp Castle Karl and Ali · CC BY-SA 2.0
Featherstone Castle Margaret Clough · CC BY-SA 2.0
Thirlwall Castle Ashley Dace · CC BY-SA 2.0
Bellister Castle Anthony Parkes · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Longbyre

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 124 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (130 mm)
Driest month: April (70 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 3°

15° 6°

17° 8°

19° 11°

19° 10°

16° 9°

13° 6°

9° 3°

7° 1°

Jan

130

Feb

Mar

102

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

117

Nov

124

Dec

128

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 Longbyre
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	15°	17°	19°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	8°	11°	10°	9°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	130	92	102	70	71	73	79	92	98	117	124	128

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Longbyre

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 55 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 60 km to the east.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 55 kmeast
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 89 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 119 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 60 kmeast
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 75 kmeast
Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 96 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 115 kmnorth
Burnley Population: 149.4K 134 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Longbyre

Within 100 km: 803 historic and cultural sites, 2,833 natural sites, 577 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km202 places

Fishgarth Holm Island 22 kmSW
Coathouse Island Island 22 kmSW
Little Corby Island Island 20 kmSW
Goat Island Island 18 kmW

25–60 km1,240 places

Kirkland Scar Island 41 kmW
Wood Howe Island 57 kmS
Cherry Holm Island 56 kmSW
Rampsholme Island Island 59 kmSW

60–100 km2,771 places

High Moor Mountain 94 kmSW
St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 88 kmSW
Powillimount Beach Beach 67 kmW
Cocklawburn Beach Beach 90 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Thirlwall Castle Historic site, Thirlwall
0.6 km E
Blenkinsopp Castle Historic site, Greenhead
2.1 km SE
Walltown Tower Landmark, Greenhead
2.6 km E
Blenkinsopp Common Mountain, Thirlwall
3.4 km SW
Walltown Hill Mountain, Greenhead
3 km E
Haltwhistle Common Mountain, Haltwhistle
3.1 km E

Longbyre

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026