Kington Castle Hill
Located in Kington, Herefordshire Coordinates: 52°12′18″ N 3°02′17″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 195 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BHX Birmingham Airport92 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport92 km
About Kington Castle Hill
Kington Castle Hill is a historic site. Location: Kington, Herefordshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (92 km). Nearby sights include Hergest Castle Twts and Woodbrook.
Photos of Kington Castle Hill
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Almeley Castle R J Higginson · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Kinnerton Court Motte Chris Andrews · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Barland Motte Trevor Rickard · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Huntington Castle Lucy Sheers · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Kington Castle Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · 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) | 7° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 128 | 91 | 95 | 71 | 67 | 75 | 60 | 81 | 92 | 105 | 115 | 128 |
How to get to Kington Castle Hill
The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 92 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Worcester, 56 km to the east.
Airports
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 92 kmeast
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 92 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 94 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 56 kmeast
- Telford Population: 155.6K 66 kmnortheast
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 66 kmsoutheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 69 kmsouth
- Dudley Population: 199.1K 73 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kington Castle Hill
Within 100 km: 1,041 historic and cultural sites, 2,548 natural sites, 163 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km386 places
- The Island Island 23 kmE
- Hay Bluff Mountain 21 kmS
- Beacon Hill Mountain 23 kmNW
- Great Rhos Mountain 13 kmNW
25–60 km1,348 places
- Bevere Island Island 55 kmE
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 41 kmW
- Llangorse Lake Lake 34 kmSW
- Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 39 kmW
60–100 km2,018 places
- Llangrannog's Beach Beach 98 kmW
- Ynys Lochtyn Island 98 kmW
- Steep Holm Island 96 kmS
- Flat Holm Island 92 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hergest Castle Twts Historic site, Kington Rural1.9 km SW
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Woodbrook Historic site, Kington Rural2.7 km SE
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Bradnor Hill Mountain, Kington Rural1.9 km NW
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Chickward Mound 1 Historic site, Kington Rural3.3 km S
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Barland Motte Historic site, Old Radnor5.1 km N
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Huntington Castle Historic site, Huntington5.3 km SW
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Chickward Mound 2 Historic site, Kington Rural3.6 km S
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Womaston Castle Historic site, Old Radnor4.5 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
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Kington Village, Kington0.9 km E
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Newton Neighbourhood, Kington Rural0.3 km N
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Bradnor Green Village, Kington Rural0.8 km N
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Kington Rural Municipality, Herefordshire1.2 km SW
Sources & licences
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