Penyard Castle
Located in Weston under Penyard, Herefordshire Coordinates: 51°54′02″ N 2°33′23″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 161 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport59 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport78 km
About Penyard Castle
Penyard Castle is a historic site. Location: Weston under Penyard, Herefordshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Penyard Park and Great Howle Camp.
Photos of Penyard Castle
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English Bicknor Castle Stuart Wilding · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Goodrich Castle kitmasterbloke · CC BY 2.0
Climate of Penyard Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 73 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (82 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) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 81 | 56 | 61 | 54 | 55 | 59 | 45 | 64 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 82 |
How to get to Penyard Castle
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 59 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 22 km to the east.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 59 kmsouth
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 78 kmsouthwest
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 83 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 22 kmeast
- Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 33 kmeast
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 40 kmnortheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 46 kmsouthwest
- Bristol Population: 479K 50 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Penyard Castle
Within 100 km: 991 historic and cultural sites, 1,816 natural sites, 143 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km227 places
- Alney Island Island 21 kmE
- Hobbs Mountain 8 kmE
- May Hill Mountain 8 kmE
- Malvern Hills Mountain 25 kmNE
25–60 km890 places
- Glover's Island Island 47 kmNE
- Denny Island Island 45 kmS
- The Island Island 42 kmN
- Bevere Island Island 43 kmNE
60–100 km1,833 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 92 kmSW
- Steep Holm Island 73 kmSW
- Flat Holm Island 70 kmSW
- Barry Island Island 75 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Penyard Park Mountain, Ross Rural0.6 km N
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Great Howle Camp Historic site, Walford2.5 km S
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Chase Wood Hill Mountain, Ross Rural1.6 km W
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Goodrich Castle Historic site, Goodrich4.9 km SW
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Eccleswall Castle Historic site, Linton3.5 km E
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Ruardean Castle Historic site, Ruardean4.8 km S
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English Bicknor Castle Historic site, English Bicknor7.8 km SW
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Aston Ingham Historic site, Aston Ingham6.7 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Ross on Wye Town, Ross Rural1.9 km N
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Weston under Penyard Village, Weston under Penyard1.6 km NE
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Pontshill Village, Weston under Penyard2.1 km E
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Ryeford Village, Weston under Penyard2.3 km E
Sources & licences
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