Turret Castle
Located in Huntington, Herefordshire Coordinates: 52°10′26″ N 3°05′06″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 230 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport88 km
- BRS Bristol Airport92 km
About Turret Castle
Turret Castle is a historic site. Location: Huntington, Herefordshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (88 km). Nearby sights include Huntington Castle and Red Hill.
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Turret Castle
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Almeley Castle R J Higginson · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Huntington Castle Lucy Sheers · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Turret Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 115 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (128 mm)
- Driest month
- July (60 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) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 91 | 95 | 71 | 67 | 75 | 60 | 81 | 92 | 105 | 115 | 128 |
How to get to Turret Castle
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 88 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Worcester, 59 km to the east.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 88 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 92 kmsouth
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 96 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 59 kmeast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 65 kmsouth
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 67 kmsoutheast
- Telford Population: 155.6K 71 kmnortheast
- Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 75 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Turret Castle
Within 100 km: 1,043 historic and cultural sites, 2,543 natural sites, 169 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km384 places
- Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 25 kmS
- Hay Bluff Mountain 17 kmS
- Black Mountains Mountain 23 kmS
- Beacon Hill Mountain 25 kmN
25–60 km1,369 places
- The Island Island 27 kmE
- Bevere Island Island 58 kmE
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 39 kmW
- Llangorse Lake Lake 30 kmSW
60–100 km2,002 places
- Tresaith Beach Beach 98 kmW
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 95 kmW
- Ynys Lochtyn Island 94 kmW
- Steep Holm Island 93 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Huntington Castle Historic site, Huntington1.2 km W
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Red Hill Mountain, Huntington0.3 km S
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Turret Tump Historic site, Huntington1.8 km SW
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Huntington Mound Historic site, Huntington2.1 km SW
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Cwmma Tump Historic site, Brilley2.7 km SE
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Hergest Castle Twts Historic site, Kington Rural2.8 km NE
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Chickward Mound 2 Historic site, Kington Rural2.5 km E
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Chickward Mound 1 Historic site, Kington Rural2.8 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Hergest Village, Huntington1.1 km N
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Brilley Mountain Village, Huntington2 km SE
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Mahollam Village, Kington Rural1.5 km NE
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Huntington Village, Gladestry1.5 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources