Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed is a town in the county of Northumberland. Look for it within Berwick-upon-Tweed’s built-up area. Close by, Berwick Castle is 800 m away, one of 15 within 15 km.
Fort in Berwick-upon-Tweed
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#24 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (54 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed is inside Berwick-upon-Tweed’s built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
For warmth in Berwick-upon-Tweed, choose July and August (19°C).
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 54 languages.
- Type
- Fort
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 54 languages
- Town
- in Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Official site
- berwick-tc.gov.uk
Finding Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Berwick-upon-Tweed’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from Berwick-upon-Tweed
In size, Berwick-upon-Tweed comes first of the 8, with 13,181 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.
- 1Berwick-upon-Tweed
- 2Norham
- 3Lowick
- 4Cornhill on Tweed
- 5Belford
- 6Wooler
- 7Bamburgh
- 8Seahouses and North Sunderland
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Norham
Lowick
Cornhill on Tweed
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Berwick-upon-Tweed is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | It’s in town | 13,181 | 8 |
| Norham | 11 km southwest of it | 610 | 3 |
| Lowick | 13 km south of it | 364 | 3 |
| Cornhill on Tweed | 19 km southwest of it | 326 | 3 |
| Belford | 22 km southeast of it | 1,314 | 3 |
| Wooler | 25 km south of it | 1,930 | 4 |
| Bamburgh | 26 km southeast of it | 212 | 4 |
| Seahouses and North Sunderland | 30 km southeast of it | 1,678 | 4 |
After Berwick-upon-Tweed
15 more lie within 15 km, 5 castles, 2 museums and a historic house among them.
CastleBerwick Castle800 m away2
Museum · English HeritageBerwick Barracks300 m away3
Castle · English HeritageNorham Castle11 km away4Historic houseHistoric housePaxton House6.8 km away5
CastleHaggerston Castle Tower10 km away6
CastleAyton Castle11 km away7MuseumMuseum · English HeritageThe Main Guard300 m away8CastleCastleEdrington Castle (Ruins)5.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Berwick-upon-Tweed: what to know
Where is Berwick-upon-Tweed?
Berwick-upon-Tweed is in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Berwick-upon-Tweed?
Town in the county of Northumberland, England.
When is the best time to visit Berwick-upon-Tweed?
July and August are the warmest months in Berwick-upon-Tweed, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Berwick-upon-Tweed?
Within 15 km: Berwick Castle (800 m), Berwick Barracks (300 m), Norham Castle (11 km) and Paxton House (6.8 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Berwick Castle: Euan Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berwick Barracks: Andrew Bowden from London, United Kingdon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norham Castle: Martin Norman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haggerston Castle Tower: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ayton Castle: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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