Village

Fourstones

Located in Warden, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°00′21″ N 2°10′33″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 70 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 Airport31 km; MME Teesside International Airport73 km

About Fourstones

Fourstones is a village. Location: Warden, Northumberland. Elevation: 70 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (31 km). Nearby sights include Frankham Fell and Thornton Tower.

Photos of Fourstones

Hexham Abbey Benjamin Smith · CC BY-SA 4.0
Langley Castle Ken Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Chipchase Castle Les Hull · CC BY-SA 2.0
Haughton Castle Elwood · CC BY-SA 2.0
Beaufront Castle P Glenwright · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Fourstones

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 92 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (98 mm)
Driest month: April (59 mm)

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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 Fourstones
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	15°	18°	20°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	8°	11°	10°	8°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	98	69	79	59	61	64	65	80	77	88	92	95

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Fourstones

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 31 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 36 km to the east.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 31 kmeast
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 73 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 130 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 36 kmeast
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 52 kmeast
Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 77 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 124 kmnorthwest
Burnley Population: 149.4K 134 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Fourstones

Within 100 km: 771 historic and cultural sites, 2,293 natural sites, 445 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km186 places

Broomhaugh Island Island 7 kmSE
Gold Island Island 10 kmN
The Island Island 7 kmN
Greenlee Lough Lake 11 kmW

25–60 km956 places

Saint Mary’s Island Island 47 kmE
Coquet Island Island 55 kmNE
Michell's Island Island 60 kmSE
Fishgarth Holm Island 43 kmSW

60–100 km2,367 places

Powillimount Beach Beach 91 kmW
Cocklawburn Beach Beach 82 kmN
Cheswick Sands Beach 81 kmN
Longhoughton Beach Beach 61 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Frankham Fell Mountain, Warden
1.1 km N
Thornton Tower Landmark, Newbrough
1.5 km W
Warden Hill Mountain, Warden
1.6 km E
Walwick Grange Landmark, Warden
2.3 km NE
Warden Castle Historic site, Warden
2.7 km SE
Walwick Historic site, Humshaugh
2.9 km NE

Fourstones

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026