- Elevation
- 206 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Places inside
- 3
- listed under Whipsnade
- Airports
- LTN London Luton Airport11 km
- LHR London Heathrow Airport43 km
About Whipsnade
Whipsnade is a municipality. Location: Central Bedfordshire, England. Elevation: 206 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Totternhoe Castle and Blow's Down.
Photos of Whipsnade
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Totternhoe Castle Marc Cohen · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Kenilworth Road Barry Ephgrave · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Whipsnade
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 64 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- October (65 mm)
- Driest month
- February (45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 62 | 45 | 54 | 51 | 53 | 59 | 46 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 65 |
How to get to Whipsnade
The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (LTN), 11 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Luton, 8 km to the northeast.
Airports
- London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 11 kmeast
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 43 kmsouth
- London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 53 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Luton Population: 225.3K 8 kmnortheast
- Watford Population: 125.7K 24 kmsoutheast
- Milton Keynes Population: 256.4K 26 kmnorthwest
- High Wycombe Population: 133.2K 29 kmsouthwest
- Bedford Population: 106.9K 32 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Whipsnade
Within 100 km: 897 historic and cultural sites, 549 natural sites, 289 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km149 places
- Heron Island Island 17 kmSE
- Chantry Island Island 22 kmSE
- Bird Island Island 24 kmN
- Reservoir Lake 11 kmNE
25–60 km811 places
- White Hart Lane Landmark 42 kmSE
- The Lynch Island 47 kmSW
- Holm Island Island 46 kmS
- Sunbury Court Island 50 kmS
60–100 km775 places
- Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 90 kmSE
- Yantlet beach Beach 93 kmSE
- Osea Island Island 91 kmE
- Northey Island Island 87 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Whipsnade
3 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages1
- Oldhill Wood · Village
Mountains & nature1
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Totternhoe Castle Historic site, Totternhoe5.5 km NW
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Blow's Down Mountain, Caddington4 km NE
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Kenilworth Road Landmark, Luton7.6 km NE
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Ivinghoe Beacon Mountain, Ivinghoe5.5 km W
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Clipper Down Mountain, Ivinghoe5.7 km SW
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Lewsey Farm Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Luton6.8 km NE
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Golden Parsonage Historic site, Great Gaddesden6.8 km SE
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Someries Castle Historic site, Hyde11 km E
Other cities and towns in Central Bedfordshire
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Dunstable Municipality, Central Bedfordshire3.8 km N
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Leighton Buzzard Town, Leighton-Linslade12 km NW -
Eaton Bray Municipality, Central Bedfordshire4.3 km NW
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Totternhoe Municipality, Central Bedfordshire4.4 km NW
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Caddington Municipality, Central Bedfordshire4.6 km NE
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Westoning Municipality, Central Bedfordshire15 km N
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