Upper Slaughter Castle
Located in Upper Slaughter, Cotswold District Coordinates: 51°54′27″ N 1°46′29″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 151 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BHX Birmingham Airport61 km
- BRS Bristol Airport88 km
About Upper Slaughter Castle
Upper Slaughter Castle is a historic site. Location: Upper Slaughter, Cotswold District. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include St Mary and Cotswold Motoring Museum.
Photos of Upper Slaughter Castle
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Birdland Park and Gardens David Stowell · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Cotswold Motoring Museum DeFacto · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Upper Slaughter Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 74 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (82 mm)
- Driest month
- July (53 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° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 77 | 56 | 64 | 54 | 58 | 66 | 53 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 82 |
How to get to Upper Slaughter Castle
The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 61 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cheltenham, 21 km to the west.
Airports
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 61 kmnorth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 88 kmsouthwest
- London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 97 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 21 kmwest
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 33 kmwest
- Swindon Population: 201.7K 39 kmsouth
- Oxford Population: 162.1K 40 kmsoutheast
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 44 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Upper Slaughter Castle
Within 100 km: 885 historic and cultural sites, 1,009 natural sites, 193 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km70 places
- Glover's Island Island 25 kmNW
- Cleeve Hill Mountain 16 kmW
- Alderton Hill Mountain 19 kmNW
- Seven Wells Hill Mountain 12 kmN
25–60 km508 places
- Alney Island Island 34 kmW
- Andersey Island Island 44 kmSE
- Rose Isle Island 43 kmSE
- Lock Wood Island Island 46 kmSE
60–100 km1,509 places
- The Lynch Island 76 kmSE
- Windsor Racecourse Island Island 91 kmSE
- Wargrave Island Island 76 kmSE
- Loddon Island Island 79 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
St Mary Attraction, Lower Slaughter1.2 km SE
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Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum, Bourton-on-the-Water2.8 km SE
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Birdland Park and Gardens Attraction, Bourton-on-the-Water3.3 km SE
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Bourton-on-the-Water Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Maugersbury2.8 km E
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Baptist Church Attraction, Bourton-on-the-Water2.9 km SE
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Wyck Rissington Church Attraction, Wick Rissington4 km SE
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Swell Hill Mountain, Swell3.5 km N
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Stow-on-the-Wold Hill Mountain, Stow-on-the-Wold4 km NE
Nearest towns and villages
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Upper Slaughter Village, Upper Slaughter0.1 km SW
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Bourton on the Water Village, Bourton-on-the-Water2.8 km SE
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Lower Slaughter Village, Cotswold District1.4 km SE
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Bourton-on-the-Water Village, Cotswold District2.1 km SE
Sources & licences
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