- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 89 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport35 km
- MME Teesside International Airport96 km
About Thropton Tower
Thropton Tower is a landmark. Location: Thropton, Northumberland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Cartington Castle and Great Tosson Tower.
Photos of Thropton Tower
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Tosson Hill JohnDal · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cartington Castle Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Thropton Tower
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 88 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (89 mm)
- Driest month
- April (60 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 89 | 64 | 74 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 64 | 79 | 72 | 82 | 88 | 86 |
How to get to Thropton Tower
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 35 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 44 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 35 kmsoutheast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 96 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 114 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 44 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 58 kmsoutheast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 94 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 106 kmnorthwest
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 144 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Thropton Tower
Within 100 km: 622 historic and cultural sites, 1,374 natural sites, 361 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km251 places
- Carr's Island Island 12 kmE
- Cushat Law Mountain 15 kmNW
- The Cheviot Mountain 22 kmNW
- Ros Castle Mountain 24 kmN
25–60 km742 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 46 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 45 kmN
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 27 kmNE
- South Wamses Island 42 kmNE
60–100 km1,364 places
- Gullane Beach Beach 98 kmNW
- Seacliff Beach Beach 93 kmNW
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 88 kmSE
- Redcar Beach Beach 95 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cartington Castle Historic site, Cartington2.5 km N
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Great Tosson Tower Landmark, Whitton and Tosson1.7 km S
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Rothbury Haa Hill Historic site, Rothbury2.8 km E
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Whitton Tower Landmark, Whitton and Tosson2.9 km SE
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Glitteringstone Mountain, Cartington1.8 km NE
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Flotterton Tower Landmark, Hepple3.1 km W
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Rothbury Hurley Knowles Historic site, Rothbury3.2 km E
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Low Trewhitt Landmark, Netherton3.7 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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