Ashton Castle
Located in Eye, Moreton and Ashton, Herefordshire Coordinates: 52°16′26″ N 2°42′33″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 123 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BHX Birmingham Airport68 km
- BRS Bristol Airport99 km
About Ashton Castle
Ashton Castle is a historic site. Location: Eye, Moreton and Ashton, Herefordshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include The Island and Park Wood Hill.
Photos of Ashton Castle
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Laysters Motte Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Ashton Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 70 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (80 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).
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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° | 18° | 21° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 80 | 55 | 60 | 50 | 51 | 58 | 45 | 61 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 78 |
How to get to Ashton Castle
The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 68 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Worcester, 35 km to the east.
Airports
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 68 kmeast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 99 kmsouth
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 107 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 35 kmeast
- Telford Population: 155.6K 48 kmnorth
- Dudley Population: 199.1K 49 kmnortheast
- Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 53 kmnortheast
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 56 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Ashton Castle
Within 100 km: 1,009 historic and cultural sites, 2,343 natural sites, 146 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km235 places
- The Island Island 1 kmSW
- Titterstone Clee Hill Mountain 16 kmNE
- Brown Clee Hill Mountain 24 kmN
- High Vinnalls Mountain 9 kmNW
25–60 km1,216 places
- Alney Island Island 55 kmSE
- Glover's Island Island 55 kmE
- Bevere Island Island 32 kmE
- Withymoor Island Island 49 kmNE
60–100 km2,047 places
- Horninglow island Island 95 kmNE
- Crescent Wood Island Island 70 kmE
- Denny Island Island 83 kmS
- Brown's Island Island 83 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
The Island Island, Eye, Moreton and Ashton1.4 km SW
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Park Wood Hill Mountain, Eye, Moreton and Ashton1.9 km NE
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Laysters Motte Historic site, Laysters5.2 km E
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Comfort Castle Historic site, Leominster4.7 km S
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Little Hereford Manor Historic site, Little Hereford5.2 km NE
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Wooferton Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Richard's Castle (Shropshire)5 km N
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Leysters Hill Mountain, Middleton on the Hill4.3 km E
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Berrington Historic site, Tenbury6.3 km NE
Nearest towns and villages
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The Hundred Village, Kimbolton0.8 km E
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Luston Village, Luston3.2 km W
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Eye Village, Eye, Moreton and Ashton1.8 km SW
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Brimfield Village, Brimfield3.8 km N
Sources & licences
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