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Bell Crags

Located in Wark, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°03′01″ N 2°21′29″ W

Map showing the location of Bell Crags Bell Crags
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
332 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Whygate
3 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NCL Newcastle International Airport43 km
MME Teesside International Airport85 km

About Bell Crags

Bell Crags is a mountain. Location: Wark, Northumberland. Elevation: 332 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Sewingshields Crags and Hotbank Crags.

Climate of Bell Crags

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 113 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
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 Bell Crags
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°9°13°16°18°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°0°2°4°7°9°9°7°4°1°0°
Precipitation (mm)1198495687072769092109113115

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bell Crags

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, 48 km to the east.

Airports

  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 43 kmeast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 85 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 119 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 48 kmeast
  • Sunderland Population: 170.1K 65 kmeast
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 89 kmsoutheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 114 kmnorthwest
  • Burnley Population: 149.4K 139 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Bell Crags

Within 100 km: 768 historic and cultural sites, 2,636 natural sites, 502 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km197 places

  • Broomhaugh Island Island 19 kmSE
  • Gold Island Island 10 kmNE
  • The Island Island 11 kmE
  • Tindale Tarn Lake 21 kmSW

25–60 km1,087 places

  • Saint Mary’s Island Island 58 kmE
  • Kirkland Scar Island 54 kmW
  • Fishgarth Holm Island 36 kmSW
  • Coathouse Island Island 36 kmSW

60–100 km2,622 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 80 kmW
  • Cocklawburn Beach Beach 80 kmN
  • Cheswick Sands Beach 79 kmN
  • Longhoughton Beach Beach 65 kmNE

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