Museum · Alnwick · Northumberland

Constable's Tower

You can find Constable's Tower, a museum, in Alnwick. There are 10 other places to visit inside 5 km. First among the places near it is Alnwick Castle, at 100 m.

Where

In Alnwick

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 19–19°C

In brief

Museum in Alnwick

Inside Alnwick

Constable's Tower is inside Alnwick’s built-up area, with 10 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.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

July and August bring the warmest afternoons to Alnwick, at 19°C.

Jan7° / 1°72 mm

Feb8° / 1°59 mm

Mar9° / 2°50 mm

Apr12° / 3°56 mm

May14° / 6°49 mm

Jun17° / 8°66 mm

Jul19° / 10°67 mm

Aug19° / 10°72 mm

Sep16° / 9°60 mm

Oct13° / 6°83 mm

Nov9° / 3°94 mm

Dec7° / 1°75 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Alnwick, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Alnwick. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Alnwick’s full climate →

About

Constable's Tower

Museum.

In Alnwick, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Alnwick

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Before you go

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The way to Constable's Tower

Spot Constable's Tower in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns that list Constable's Tower

Alnwick tops the 4 for size, at 8,432 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Alnwick

8,432 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 4.6 km southeast of it

Hipsburn

699 people · 14 places to visit

3 · 4.6 km south of it

Shilbottle

1,787 people · 15 places to visit

4 · 4.7 km east of it

Lesbury

345 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where Constable's Tower is	People	Places to visit
Alnwick	It’s in town	8,432	13
Hipsburn	4.6 km southeast of it	699	14
Shilbottle	4.6 km south of it	1,787	15
Lesbury	4.7 km east of it	345	13

Make a day of it

Beyond Constable's Tower

Among the 20 within 15 km are 4 castles, 2 museums and a heritage railway.

CastleAlnwick Castle100 m away 2

Castle · English HeritageDunstanburgh Castle11 km away 3

Castle · English HeritageWarkworth Castle9.8 km away 4CastleCastle · English HeritageEdlingham Castle8.4 km away 5

MuseumNorthumberland Fusiliers Museum200 m away 6

MuseumBailiffgate Museum300 m away 7

Heritage railwayAln Valley Railway2.7 km away 8

Historic houseHowick Hall7.1 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Constable's Tower in questions

Where is Constable's Tower?

Constable's Tower is in Alnwick, Northumberland, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Constable's Tower?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Constable's Tower?

July and August are the warmest months in Alnwick, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Constable's Tower?

Within 15 km: Alnwick Castle (100 m), Dunstanburgh Castle (11 km), Warkworth Castle (9.8 km) and Edlingham Castle (8.4 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 (7)

Alnwick Castle: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dunstanburgh Castle: mattbuck (category), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Warkworth Castle: Draco2008 from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Northumberland Fusiliers Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bailiffgate Museum: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Aln Valley Railway: User.who.is.anonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Howick Hall: John Nicholson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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