Yielden Castle
Located in Melchbourne and Yielden, Bedford Coordinates: 52°17′29″ N 0°30′54″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 67 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LTN London Luton Airport47 km
- STN London Stansted Airport68 km
About Yielden Castle
Yielden Castle is a historic site. Location: Melchbourne and Yielden, Bedford.
Yielden Castle was a twelfth-century castle located in the village of Yelden in the county of Bedfordshire, England.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Yielden Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 56 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).
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| 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° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 55 | 39 | 49 | 46 | 47 | 57 | 48 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 56 |
How to get to Yielden Castle
The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (LTN), 47 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bedford, 18 km to the south.
Airports
- London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 47 kmsouth
- London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 68 kmsoutheast
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 82 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bedford Population: 106.9K 18 kmsouth
- Northampton Population: 245.9K 26 kmwest
- Milton Keynes Population: 256.4K 32 kmsouthwest
- Peterborough Population: 163.4K 36 kmnortheast
- Cambridge Population: 145.7K 44 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Yielden Castle
Within 100 km: 866 historic and cultural sites, 391 natural sites, 245 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km68 places
- Heron Island Island 11 kmSW
- Apple Island Island 16 kmS
- The Island Island 23 kmE
- Longholme Island Island 18 kmS
25–60 km399 places
- Duck Island Island 59 kmSE
- Park Island Island 44 kmN
- The Islands Island 48 kmNW
- Brown's Island Island 42 kmN
60–100 km1,035 places
- White Hart Lane Landmark 83 kmS
- Snettisham Beach Beach 91 kmNE
- The Lynch Island 92 kmS
- Holm Island Island 95 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Higham Ferrers Castle Historic site, Higham Ferrers5.5 km W
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Wymington Railway Underpass Landmark, Wymington6.5 km SW
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Odell Castle Historic site, Odell10 km SW -
Nene Park Landmark, Irthlingborough7.1 km NW
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Sharnbrook Historic site, Sharnbrook7.8 km S
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Podington Motte Historic site, Podington8.2 km SW
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Jubilee Natural site, Rushden5.3 km W
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Kimbolton Church Attraction, Kimbolton8.6 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Yelden Village, Melchbourne and Yielden0.2 km N
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Newton Bromswold Village, Melchbourne and Yielden1.7 km SW
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Upper Dean Village, Dean and Shelton3.4 km E
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Melchbourne Village, Melchbourne and Yielden1.9 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources