Mountain

Duns Moor

Located in Whittington, Northumberland Coordinates: 55°03′00″ N 2°00′41″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 231 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Bingfield; 1.5 km W
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: NCL Newcastle International Airport21 km; MME Teesside International Airport71 km

About Duns Moor

Duns Moor is a mountain. Location: Whittington, Northumberland. Elevation: 231 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Moot Law and Whittington Fell.

Photos of Duns Moor

Haughton Castle Elwood · CC BY-SA 2.0
Beaufront Castle P Glenwright · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Duns Moor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: January (90 mm)
Driest month: April (58 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 Duns Moor
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	6°	8°	10°	14°	16°	19°	18°	15°	12°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	2°	5°	8°	10°	9°	7°	5°	2°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	90	64	76	58	60	60	64	77	73	82	85	87

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Duns Moor

The nearest airport is Newcastle International Airport (NCL), 21 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newcastle upon Tyne, 27 km to the east.

Airports

Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 21 kmeast
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 71 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 132 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 27 kmeast
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 43 kmeast
Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 73 kmsoutheast
Edinburgh Population: 515K 125 kmnorthwest
York Population: 156.1K 136 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Duns Moor

Within 100 km: 725 historic and cultural sites, 1,905 natural sites, 391 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km200 places

Broomhaugh Island Island 10 kmSW
Gold Island Island 14 kmW
Ryton Island Island 17 kmSE
The Island Island 11 kmW

25–60 km824 places

Longhoughton Beach Beach 51 kmNE
Saint Mary’s Island Island 36 kmE
Coquet Island Island 44 kmNE
Michell's Island Island 60 kmS

60–100 km1,997 places

Cocklawburn Beach Beach 76 kmN
Cheswick Sands Beach 75 kmN
Seaton Carew Beach Beach 69 kmSE
Redcar Beach Beach 77 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Bingfield Village, Whittington
1.5 km W
Great Whittington Village, Whittington
2.3 km SE
Hallington Village, Whittington
3.2 km N
Ryal Village, Matfen
2.6 km NE
Matfen Municipality, Northumberland
3.7 km E
Stagshaw Bank Village, Corbridge
3.7 km S

Duns Moor

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Moot Law Mountain, Matfen
3.6 km NE
Whittington Fell Mountain, Corbridge
4.4 km SW
Carr Hill Mountain, Whittington
4.4 km SE
Stagshaw Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Wall
2.1 km S
Ryal Tower Landmark, Matfen
2.4 km NE
Shildon Hill Mountain, Bywell
7.1 km SE
Errington Tower Landmark, Wall
3.7 km W
Barrasford Hill Mountain, Chollerton
8 km W

Duns Moor

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026