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Historic site

Old Castleton

Located in Clifford, Herefordshire Coordinates: 52°06′15″ N 3°02′54″ W

Map showing the location of Old Castleton Old Castleton
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Pen-y-Park
1.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
79 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport81 km
BRS Bristol Airport84 km

About Old Castleton

Old Castleton is a historic site. Location: Clifford, Herefordshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Newton Tump and Brilley Green Motte.

Climate of Old Castleton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 115 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (128 mm)
Driest month
July (58 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 Old Castleton
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°21°20°17°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1289094716773588293105115127

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Old Castleton

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 81 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Worcester, 57 km to the east.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 81 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 84 kmsouth
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 97 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 57 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 58 kmsouth
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 61 kmsoutheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 70 kmsouth
  • Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 70 kmeast

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

Day trips from Old Castleton

Within 100 km: 1,044 historic and cultural sites, 2,459 natural sites, 169 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km354 places

  • Llangorse Lake Lake 24 kmSW
  • Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 18 kmS
  • Hay Bluff Mountain 10 kmS
  • Black Mountains Mountain 16 kmS

25–60 km1,375 places

  • The Island Island 29 kmNE
  • Bevere Island Island 57 kmE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 45 kmNW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 42 kmNW

60–100 km1,943 places

  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 98 kmW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 97 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 85 kmS
  • Flat Holm Island 81 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Pen-y-Park Village, Clifford
    1.5 km SW
  • Newton Village, Clifford
    1.8 km SE
  • Westbrook Village, Clifford
    1.9 km S
  • Stowe Village, Whitney-on-Wye
    1.5 km N

Sources & licences

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