Historic site

Kilpeck Castle

Located in Kilpeck, Herefordshire Coordinates: 51°58′11″ N 2°48′38″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Nearest town: Kilpeck; 0.2 km E
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation: 108 m; above sea level
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRS Bristol Airport66 km; CWL Cardiff International Airport74 km

About Kilpeck Castle

Kilpeck Castle is a historic site. Location: Kilpeck, Herefordshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Didley Court Farm Motte and Howton Farm Mound.

Photos of Kilpeck Castle

Ewyas Harold Castle Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Orcop Castle Tony Powell · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Kilpeck Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: January (88 mm)
Driest month: July (43 mm)

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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 Kilpeck Castle
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	12°	16°	18°	21°	20°	17°	14°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	88	61	65	56	57	58	43	65	72	75	78	87

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kilpeck Castle

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 66 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 41 km to the east.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 66 kmsouth
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 74 kmsouthwest
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 90 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Gloucester Population: 132.4K 41 kmeast
Newport Population: 161.5K 44 kmsouth
Worcester Population: 101.7K 47 kmnortheast
Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 51 kmeast
Bristol Population: 479K 59 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Kilpeck Castle

Within 100 km: 1,026 historic and cultural sites, 2,187 natural sites, 141 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km265 places

Sugar Loaf Mountain 21 kmSW
Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 21 kmW
Hay Bluff Mountain 21 kmW
Black Mountains Mountain 21 kmW

25–60 km1,130 places

Alney Island Island 40 kmE
Denny Island Island 49 kmS
The Island Island 33 kmN
Bevere Island Island 49 kmNE

60–100 km1,959 places

Kilve Beach Beach 91 kmS
Steep Holm Island 73 kmS
Flat Holm Island 69 kmS
Barry Island Island 72 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Didley Court Farm Motte Historic site, St. Devereux
1.7 km N
Howton Farm Mound Historic site, Kenderchurch
3.1 km W
Kentchurch Tump Historic site, Kentchurch
4.1 km SW
Orcop Castle Historic site, Orcop
4.9 km SE
The Camp Historic site, Much Dewchurch
4.2 km E
Ewyas Harold Castle Historic site, Ewyas Harold
6.2 km W
Thruxton Court Historic site, Thruxton
4.3 km N
Saddlebow Hill Mountain, Orcop
3 km SE

Kilpeck Castle

Nearest towns and villages

Kilpeck Village, Kilpeck
0.2 km E
Saint Devereux Village, Kilpeck
0.6 km SW
Marlas Village, Kilpeck
1 km SW
Trelough Village, St. Devereux
1.5 km NW

Kilpeck Castle

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026