Mountain

Swine Hill

Located in Ellel, Lancaster Coordinates: 53°59′09″ N 2°44′42″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 152 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Bay Horse; 2.8 km SW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LBA Leeds Bradford Airport72 km; LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport73 km

About Swine Hill

Swine Hill is a mountain. Location: Ellel, Lancaster. Elevation: 152 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Dolphinholme Castle Hill and Harrisend Fell.

Climate of Swine Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 141 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (141 mm)
Driest month: May (70 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 3°

14° 6°

16° 9°

18° 11°

16° 9°

12° 6°

9° 3°

6° 2°

Jan

126

Feb

Mar

102

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

107

Sep

118

Oct

140

Nov

141

Dec

137

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 Swine Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	14°	16°	18°	18°	16°	12°	9°	6°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	126	79	102	73	70	81	86	107	118	140	141	137

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Swine Hill

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 72 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Preston, 25 km to the south.

Airports

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 72 kmeast
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 73 kmsouth
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 77 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Preston Population: 313.3K 25 kmsouth
Blackpool Population: 145K 28 kmsouthwest
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 31 kmsoutheast
Burnley Population: 149.4K 39 kmsoutheast
Bolton Population: 141.3K 49 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Swine Hill

Within 100 km: 665 historic and cultural sites, 1,762 natural sites, 257 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km182 places

Bird Island Island 22 kmE
Longridge Fell Mountain 20 kmSE
Arnside Knott Mountain 24 kmN
Fair Snape Fell Mountain 11 kmSE

25–60 km1,068 places

Great Britain Island 49 kmE
High Moor Mountain 36 kmNW
Formby Beach Beach 52 kmSW
Ainsdale Beach Beach 47 kmSW

60–100 km1,434 places

British Isles Island 82 kmW
Thurstaston Beach Beach 77 kmS
St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 79 kmNW
The Island Island 76 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Bay Horse Village, Ellel
2.8 km SW
Galgate Village, Ellel
3.2 km W
Dolphinholme Village, Ellel
1.1 km SE
Lower Green Bank Village, Over Wyresdale
1.7 km E
Hampson Green Village, Ellel
2.4 km W
Ellel Village, Ellel
3 km NW

Swine Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Dolphinholme Castle Hill Historic site, Ellel
1.3 km SE
Harrisend Fell Mountain, Nether Wyresdale
5 km SE
Nicky Nook Mountain, Nether Wyresdale
6.2 km S
Stake House Fell Mountain, Bleasdale
6.6 km SE
Clougha Pike Mountain, Caton-with-Littledale
5.8 km NE
Stodday Hill Mountain, Lancaster
6.1 km NW
Grit Fell Mountain, Over Wyresdale
6.1 km NE
Holme Wood Hill Mountain, Nether Wyresdale
6.1 km S

Swine Hill

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026