Scots' Gap
Located in Wallington Demesne, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°10′25″ N 1°56′21″ W
- Elevation
- 165 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NCL Newcastle International Airport22 km
- MME Teesside International Airport81 km
About Scots' Gap
Scots' Gap is a village. Location: Wallington Demesne, Northumberland. Elevation: 165 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Rothley Tower and Rothley Crags.
Climate of Scots' Gap
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 88 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- 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).
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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° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 89 | 64 | 74 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 64 | 79 | 72 | 82 | 88 | 86 |
How to get to Scots' Gap
The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 22 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 30 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 22 kmsoutheast
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 81 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 125 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 30 kmsoutheast
- Sunderland Population: 170.1K 47 kmsoutheast
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 80 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 117 kmnorthwest
- York Population: 156.1K 146 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Scots' Gap
Within 100 km: 666 historic and cultural sites, 1,591 natural sites, 336 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km224 places
- Broomhaugh Island Island 24 kmSW
- Carr's Island Island 17 kmNE
- Castle Island Island 24 kmE
- Gold Island Island 20 kmSW
25–60 km799 places
- Longhoughton Beach Beach 37 kmNE
- South Wamses Island 55 kmN
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 33 kmE
- Old Law Island 54 kmN
60–100 km1,570 places
- Cocklawburn Beach Beach 62 kmN
- Cheswick Sands Beach 61 kmN
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 75 kmSE
- Redcar Beach Beach 83 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Rothley Tower Landmark, Rothley1.4 km N
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Rothley Crags Mountain, Rothley2.1 km N
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North Middleton Tower Landmark, Wallington Demesne2.5 km SE
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Wallington Hall Landmark, Wallington Demesne2.6 km SW
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Ottercops Burn River, England2 km NW
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The Fawns Castle Historic site, Kirkwhelpington3.5 km W
Sources & licences
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