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Mountain

Rabbit Ings Country Park

Located in Shafton, Barnsley Coordinates: 53°36′04″ N 1°25′33″ W

Map showing the location of Rabbit Ings Country Park Rabbit Ings Country Park
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
96 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Royston
1.6 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport33 km
MAN Manchester Airport63 km

About Rabbit Ings Country Park

Rabbit Ings Country Park is a mountain. Location: Shafton, Barnsley. Elevation: 96 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Monk Bretton and Chevet Park.

Climate of Rabbit Ings Country Park

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (80 mm)
Driest month
July (48 mm)

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 Rabbit Ings Country Park
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°15°18°21°21°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)765562555162486060666980

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rabbit Ings Country Park

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 33 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Wakefield, 10 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 33 kmnorthwest
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 63 kmsouthwest
  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 71 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Wakefield Population: 109.8K 10 kmnorthwest
  • Rotherham Population: 117.6K 20 kmsouth
  • Doncaster Population: 113.6K 21 kmsoutheast
  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 23 kmnorth
  • Huddersfield Population: 149K 24 kmwest

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

Day trips from Rabbit Ings Country Park

Within 100 km: 564 historic and cultural sites, 889 natural sites, 175 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km120 places

  • Beal Island Island 21 kmNE
  • Don Island Island 20 kmS
  • Willow Island Island 17 kmNE
  • Calder Island Island 9 kmNW

25–60 km583 places

  • Great Britain Island 58 kmNW
  • Read's Island Island 59 kmE
  • Whitton Island Island 51 kmE
  • The Island Island 55 kmN

60–100 km925 places

  • North Beach Beach 99 kmNE
  • Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 94 kmNE
  • The Island Island 72 kmN
  • Sunk Island Island 90 kmE

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