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Museum · Berwick-upon-Tweed · Northumberland

The Main Guard

This is The Main Guard, a museum in Berwick-upon-Tweed. Within 5 km there are 6 more places to visit. The site is looked after by English Heritage.

Where
In Berwick-upon-Tweed
inside the built-up area
Run by
English Heritage
a national heritage body
Warmest months
Jul–Aug
highs of 19–19°C
In brief

Museum in Berwick-upon-Tweed

Inside Berwick-upon-Tweed

The Main Guard is inside Berwick-upon-Tweed’s built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

For warmth in Berwick-upon-Tweed, choose July and August (19°C).

Jan7° / 2°53 mm
Feb8° / 1°47 mm
Mar9° / 2°46 mm
Apr11° / 3°47 mm
May14° / 6°49 mm
Jun17° / 8°64 mm
Jul19° / 10°70 mm
Aug19° / 10°70 mm
Sep17° / 9°53 mm
Oct13° / 6°76 mm
Nov10° / 3°76 mm
Dec7° / 1°64 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Berwick-upon-Tweed, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Berwick-upon-Tweed. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Berwick-upon-Tweed’s full climate →
About

The Main Guard

A short trip away is Berwick-upon-Tweed, 300 m off.

Type
Museum
Run by
English Heritage
Town
in Berwick-upon-Tweed
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

The Main Guard and what surrounds it

Orange is The Main Guard; numbered in green, the places near it.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Berwick-upon-Tweed’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

The towns around The Main Guard

Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Berwick-upon-Tweed

13,181 people · 8 places to visit

Make a day of it

Next door to The Main Guard

Choose from 15 places within 15 km, such as 5 castles, a fort and a museum.

1FortFortBerwick-upon-Tweed300 m away2CastleBerwick Castle1 km away3Museum · English HeritageBerwick Barracks600 m away4Castle · English HeritageNorham Castle10 km away5Historic houseHistoric housePaxton House6.7 km away6CastleHaggerston Castle Tower9.8 km away7CastleAyton Castle11 km away8CastleCastleEdrington Castle (Ruins)5.9 km away

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

A visit to The Main Guard: questions

Where is The Main Guard?

The Main Guard is in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Main Guard?

Museum.

Who runs The Main Guard?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit The Main Guard?

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 The Main Guard?

Within 15 km: Berwick-upon-Tweed (300 m), Berwick Castle (1 km), Berwick Barracks (600 m) and Norham Castle (10 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)

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