- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 26 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LTN London Luton Airport30 km
- STN London Stansted Airport55 km
About Bedford Castle
Bedford Castle is a historic site. Location: Bedford, England.
Bedford Castle was a large medieval castle in Bedford, England. Built after 1100 by Henry I, the castle played a prominent part in both the civil war of the Anarchy and the First Barons' War. The castle was significantly extended in stone, although the final plan of the castle remains uncertain. Henry III of England besieged the castle in 1224 following a disagreement with Falkes de Bréauté; the siege lasted eight weeks and involved an army of as many as 2,700 soldiers with equipment drawn from across England.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1100
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Bedford Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 57 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- June (57 mm)
- Driest month
- February (39 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 22° | 19° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 55 | 39 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 57 | 44 | 51 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 56 |
How to get to Bedford Castle
The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (LTN), 30 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bedford, 1 km to the southwest.
Airports
- London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 30 kmsouth
- London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 55 kmsoutheast
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 74 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Bedford Population: 106.9K 1 kmsouthwest
- Milton Keynes Population: 256.4K 23 kmsouthwest
- Luton Population: 225.3K 29 kmsouth
- Northampton Population: 245.9K 31 kmnorthwest
- Cambridge Population: 145.7K 40 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Town Bridge Landmark, Bedford0.2 km SW
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Bedford Suspension Bridge Landmark, Bedford0.5 km E
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Goldington Road Landmark, Bedford0.7 km NE
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County bridge Landmark, Bedford0.7 km SW
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Butterfly Bridge Landmark, Bedford0.8 km E
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Rink Islands Island, Bedford0.1 km S
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Longholme Island Island, Bedford1.2 km E
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Moot Hall Museum, Elstow2.2 km S
Nearest towns and villages
More sights in Bedford
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Elstow Abbey Attraction, Elstow2.3 km S
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Hillersdon House Historic site, Elstow2.3 km S
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Kempston Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Kempston3.6 km SW
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Risinghoe Castle Mills Historic site, Bedford4 km E
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Odell Castle Historic site, Odell12 km NW -
Renhold Historic site, Renhold5.7 km E
Sources & licences
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