Mountain

Lifton Wood

Located in Lifton, West Devon District Coordinates: 50°38′24″ N 4°17′10″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 134 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Lifton; 0.5 km NE
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: NQY Cornwall Airport Newquay55 km; EXT Exeter International Airport63 km

About Lifton Wood

Lifton Wood is a mountain. Location: Lifton, West Devon District. Elevation: 134 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (55 km). Nearby sights include Ashleigh Hill and Gordonhill.

Climate of Lifton Wood

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: December (129 mm)
Driest month: July (62 mm)

8° 3°

8° 2°

10° 4°

12° 4°

15° 7°

17° 10°

19° 12°

17° 10°

14° 8°

11° 5°

9° 4°

Jan

122

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

111

Nov

123

Dec

129

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 Lifton Wood
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	12°	15°	17°	19°	19°	17°	14°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	3°	2°	4°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	122	92	83	68	65	66	62	75	86	111	123	129

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

How to get to Lifton Wood

The nearest airport is Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY), 55 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Cardiff International Airport (CWL) (107 km). The nearest large city is Plymouth, 32 km to the south.

Airports

Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 55 kmsouthwest
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 63 kmeast
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 107 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Plymouth Population: 260.2K 32 kmsouth
Exeter Population: 130.7K 54 kmeast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 112 kmnorth
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 121 kmnortheast
Newport Population: 161.5K 139 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Lifton Wood

Within 100 km: 193 historic and cultural sites, 872 natural sites, 128 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km118 places

Island of Rocks Island 18 kmE
Meldon Reservoir Lake 19 kmE
Rough Tor Mountain 24 kmW
Kit Hill Mountain 13 kmS

25–60 km648 places

Burgh Island Island 49 kmSE
Goodrington Sands Beach 57 kmSE
Saunton Sands Beach 51 kmN
Oddicombe Beach Beach 57 kmE

60–100 km427 places

Charmouth Beach Beach 99 kmE
Lannacombe Beach Beach 63 kmSE
Gara Rock beach Beach 61 kmSE
Gylly Beach Beach 78 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Lifton Village, Lifton
0.5 km NE
Tinhay Village, Lifton
1.1 km E
Launceston Town, Launceston
5.2 km W
Liftondown Village, Lifton
1.7 km W
Sprytown Village, Stowford
2.9 km E
Lawhitton Rural Municipality, Cornwall
3.3 km SW

Lifton Wood

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Ashleigh Hill Mountain, Lifton
2.2 km SE
Gordonhill Mountain, Lawhitton Rural
2.5 km SW
Wortham Hill Mountain, Lifton
2.5 km N
River Lyd River, England
1.8 km NE
Coombe Hill Mountain, Stowford
3.4 km NE
River Thrushel River, England
2.8 km S
Hexworthy Hill Mountain, Lawhitton Rural
4.6 km SW
River Ottery River, England
3.5 km W

Lifton Wood

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026