Desborough Castle
Located in Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Coordinates: 51°37′56″ N 0°46′39″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 128 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LHR London Heathrow Airport28 km
- LTN London Luton Airport39 km
About Desborough Castle
Desborough Castle is a historic site. Location: Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.
Desborough Castle is an Iron Age hill fort which lies on the southern side of the valley of the River Wye in Buckinghamshire, which runs through the Chiltern Hills from The Ridgeway and Vale of Aylesbury to the river Thames.
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Photos of Desborough Castle
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Adams Park DipsyDave · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Desborough Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 66 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (69 mm)
- Driest month
- July (41 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° | 22° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 65 | 46 | 53 | 49 | 54 | 55 | 41 | 55 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 69 |
How to get to Desborough Castle
The nearest airport is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), 28 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is High Wycombe, 2 km to the east.
Airports
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 28 kmsoutheast
- London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 39 kmnortheast
- London City Airport (LCY) London 59 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- High Wycombe Population: 133.2K 2 kmeast
- Slough Population: 164.8K 19 kmsoutheast
- Reading Population: 318K 24 kmsouthwest
- Watford Population: 125.7K 27 kmeast
- Harrow Population: 149.2K 31 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Desborough Castle
Within 100 km: 913 historic and cultural sites, 693 natural sites, 289 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km123 places
- The Lynch Island 17 kmSW
- Windsor Racecourse Island Island 18 kmSE
- Wargrave Island Island 15 kmSW
- Loddon Island Island 19 kmS
25–60 km867 places
- White Hart Lane Landmark 49 kmE
- Holm Island Island 28 kmSE
- Sunbury Court Island 36 kmSE
- Rivermead Island 36 kmSE
60–100 km905 places
- Portsea Island Natural site 95 kmS
- Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 95 kmE
- St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 95 kmS
- The Marlipins Museum Museum 96 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Adams Park Landmark, Wycombe1.6 km W
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High Wycombe Historic site, Wycombe2 km E
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Bradenham Manor Historic site, Bradenham4.2 km NW
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Widdenton Park Hill Mountain, Lane End3.4 km SW
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Bisham Abbey Attraction, Bisham8.4 km S -
Hampden Danes Camp Historic site, Great and Little Hampden8.7 km N -
Bradenham Hill Mountain, Bledlow-cum-Saunderton4.9 km NW
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Cymbelines Mount Historic site, Ellesborough13 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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High Wycombe City, Wycombe2 km E -
Sands Village, Wycombe0.4 km W
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Cressex Neighbourhood, Wycombe1.3 km S
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Downley Village, Wycombe2.1 km N
Sources & licences
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