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Historic site

Bottereaux Castle

Located in Forrabury and Minster, Cornwall Coordinates: 50°41′09″ N 4°41′31″ W

Map showing the location of Bottereaux Castle Bottereaux Castle
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Boscastle
0.2 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
63 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
NQY Cornwall Airport Newquay35 km
EXT Exeter International Airport90 km

About Bottereaux Castle

Bottereaux Castle is a historic site. Location: Forrabury and Minster, Cornwall. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (35 km). Nearby sights include Meachard and Bossinney Castle.

Climate of Bottereaux Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 122 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (122 mm)
Driest month
May (56 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 Bottereaux Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°10°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°5°8°11°13°13°11°9°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)1168678625664607585106122118

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Bottereaux Castle

The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 35 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Cardiff International Airport (CWL) (123 km). The nearest large city is Plymouth, 52 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 35 kmsouthwest
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 90 kmeast
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 123 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Plymouth Population: 260.2K 52 kmsoutheast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 82 kmeast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 116 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 138 kmnortheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 155 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Bottereaux Castle

Within 100 km: 173 historic and cultural sites, 810 natural sites, 132 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km102 places

  • Buckator Beach Beach 3 kmNE
  • Butterhole Beach Beach 23 kmSW
  • Newland Island 21 kmSW
  • Chapel Rock Island 19 kmNE

25–60 km403 places

  • Saunton Sands Beach 57 kmNE
  • Tregantle Beach Beach 47 kmSE
  • Lansallos Beach Beach 40 kmS
  • Vault Beach Beach 51 kmS

60–100 km610 places

  • Burgh Island Island 72 kmSE
  • Sennen Cove Beach 98 kmSW
  • Goodrington Sands Beach 85 kmE
  • Oddicombe Beach Beach 86 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Boscastle Village, Forrabury and Minster
    0.2 km S
  • Forrabury Village, Forrabury and Minster
    0.1 km W
  • Welltown Village, Forrabury and Minster
    1.2 km SW
  • Trevalga Village, Trevalga
    1.9 km SW

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources