Historic site

Bretby Castle

Located in Bretby, South Derbyshire District Coordinates: 52°48′17″ N 1°33′54″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Nearest town: Swadlincote; 3.5 km S
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation: 111 m; above sea level
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: EMA East Midlands Airport16 km; BHX Birmingham Airport41 km

About Bretby Castle

Bretby Castle is a historic site. Location: Bretby, South Derbyshire District. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Pirelli Stadium and Prior Overtons Tower.

Photos of Bretby Castle

Pirelli Stadium Alan Slater · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Bretby Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (65 mm)
Driest month: February (45 mm)

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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 Bretby Castle
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	12°	15°	18°	21°	20°	17°	13°	10°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	61	45	49	49	53	58	50	63	60	61	64	65

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bretby Castle

The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (EMA), 16 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burton-on-Trent, 5 km to the west.

Airports

East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 16 kmeast
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 41 kmsouth
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 77 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Burton-on-Trent Population: 122.2K 5 kmwest
Derby Population: 270.5K 14 kmnortheast
Sutton Coldfield Population: 109.9K 32 kmsouthwest
Nottingham Population: 323.6K 32 kmnortheast
Leicester Population: 368.6K 35 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Bretby Castle

Within 100 km: 678 historic and cultural sites, 847 natural sites, 125 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km73 places

Horninglow island Island 4 kmW
Brown's Island Island 14 kmSW
Holme Nook Island 17 kmN
Bardon Hill Mountain 19 kmSE

25–60 km547 places

Newark Island Island 58 kmNE
Crescent Wood Island Island 41 kmS
Barton Island Island 26 kmNE
The Islands Island 44 kmSE

60–100 km1,030 places

Saint George's Island Island 88 kmNW
Park Island Island 89 kmE
Glover's Island Island 83 kmS
Don Island Island 70 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pirelli Stadium Landmark, Horninglow and Eton
4.6 km NW
Prior Overtons Tower Landmark, Repton
4.2 km N
Repton Historic site, Repton
4.7 km N
Castle Knob Historic site, Castle Gresley
5.4 km S
Melbourne Castle Historic site, Melbourne
9.7 km E
Tutbury Castle Historic site, Tutbury
10 km NW
Horninglow island Island, Burton
3.9 km W
Burnaston Lane Mediumwave Transmitter, Mast Southeast Landmark, Burnaston
8.3 km N