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Bredwardine Oldcastle

Located in Bredwardine, Herefordshire Coordinates: 52°05′38″ N 2°58′19″ W

Bredwardine Oldcastle
Trevor Rickard · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Bredwardine
0.4 km NW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
77 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport81 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport82 km

About Bredwardine Oldcastle

Bredwardine Oldcastle is a historic site. Location: Bredwardine, Herefordshire.

From Wikipedia

Bredwardine Castle was sited in the village of Bredwardine in Herefordshire, England beside the River Wye. Thought to have been built in the second half of the 12th century. By the 15th century it had become a ruin.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
scheduled monument

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Bredwardine Oldcastle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 79 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (92 mm)
Driest month
July (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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Bredwardine Oldcastle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°1°3°4°7°10°12°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)926466555460456472767989

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bredwardine Oldcastle

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 81 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Worcester, 53 km to the east.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 81 kmsouth
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 82 kmsouth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 93 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 53 kmeast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 56 kmsoutheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 56 kmsouth
  • Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 65 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 70 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Bredwardine Oldcastle

Within 100 km: 1,050 historic and cultural sites, 2,418 natural sites, 163 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km325 places

  • Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 19 kmSW
  • Hay Bluff Mountain 12 kmSW
  • Black Mountains Mountain 17 kmSW
  • Waun Fach Mountain 19 kmSW

25–60 km1,325 places

  • Alney Island Island 55 kmSE
  • The Island Island 26 kmNE
  • Bevere Island Island 52 kmE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 50 kmNW

60–100 km1,981 places

  • Steep Holm Island 84 kmS
  • Flat Holm Island 80 kmS
  • Barry Island Island 80 kmS
  • Sully Island Island 79 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bredwardine Village, Bredwardine
    0.4 km NW
  • Brobury Village, Brobury with Monnington on Wye
    1 km E
  • Dorstone Village, Dorstone
    3.6 km SW
  • Letton Village, Staunton on Wye
    2 km N

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources