Village

Carrshield

Located in West Allen, Northumberland Coordinates: 54°49′27″ N 2°18′30″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 400 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 Airport46 km; MME Teesside International Airport67 km

About Carrshield

Carrshield is a village. Location: West Allen, Northumberland. Elevation: 400 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Knockshield Moor and The Dodd.

Climate of Carrshield

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 163 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night -1°)
Wettest month: January (174 mm)
Driest month: June (90 mm)

5° -1°

5° 0°

7° 1°

9° 2°

13° 4°

16° 7°

18° 9°

17° 9°

14° 7°

11° 5°

7° 2°

5° 0°

Jan

174

Feb

121

Mar

137

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

101

Aug

119

Sep

130

Oct

156

Nov

163

Dec

169

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 Carrshield
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	7°	9°	13°	16°	18°	17°	14°	11°	7°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	0°	1°	2°	4°	7°	9°	9°	7°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	174	121	137	94	92	90	101	119	130	156	163	169

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Carrshield

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 46 km to the northeast 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 46 kmnortheast
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 67 kmsoutheast
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 115 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 48 kmeast
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 60 kmeast
Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 75 kmeast
Burnley Population: 149.4K 114 kmsouth
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 120 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Carrshield

Within 100 km: 863 historic and cultural sites, 2,428 natural sites, 444 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km175 places

Broomhaugh Island Island 22 kmNE
Tindale Tarn Lake 21 kmNW
Greenlee Lough Lake 22 kmN
Three Pikes Mountain 14 kmS

25–60 km1,111 places

Kirkland Scar Island 58 kmW
Michell's Island Island 50 kmSE
Wood Howe Island 48 kmSW
Cherry Holm Island 51 kmSW

60–100 km2,449 places

Great Britain Island 94 kmS
High Moor Mountain 86 kmSW
Roanhead Beach Beach 96 kmSW
St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 92 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Knockshield Moor Mountain, Allendale
1.7 km E
The Dodd Mountain, West Allen
2.3 km SW
Brownley Hill Mountain, West Allen
2.9 km N
Killhope Law Mountain, Stanhope
3.3 km SE
Black Hill Mountain, Allendale
4.4 km N
Hard Rigg Mountain, West Allen
5.4 km W

Carrshield

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026