Mountain

Beacon Hill

Located in Grindleton, Ribble Valley District Coordinates: 53°55′42″ N 2°22′35″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 305 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Grindleton; 2.6 km S
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LBA Leeds Bradford Airport48 km; MAN Manchester Airport65 km

About Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill is a mountain. Location: Grindleton, Ribble Valley District. Elevation: 305 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Easington Fell and Tosside Beck.

Photos of Beacon Hill

Clitheroe Castle Lux01 at English Wikipedia · Public domain

Climate of Beacon Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 148 mm

Hottest month: July (day 18°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: November (148 mm)
Driest month: May (73 mm)

5° 0°

7° 1°

10° 2°

14° 5°

16° 8°

18° 10°

15° 8°

11° 5°

8° 2°

6° 1°

Jan

138

Feb

Mar

111

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

112

Sep

120

Oct

142

Nov

148

Dec

147

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 Beacon Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	5°	7°	10°	14°	16°	18°	18°	15°	11°	8°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	2°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	5°	2°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	138	86	111	77	73	87	91	112	120	142	148	147

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Beacon Hill

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 48 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burnley, 17 km to the southeast.

Airports

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 48 kmeast
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 65 kmsouth
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 73 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Burnley Population: 149.4K 17 kmsoutheast
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 21 kmsouth
Preston Population: 313.3K 28 kmsouthwest
Bolton Population: 141.3K 39 kmsouth
Bradford Population: 366.2K 44 kmeast

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

Day trips from Beacon Hill

Within 100 km: 700 historic and cultural sites, 1,862 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km154 places

Bird Island Island 8 kmN
Malham Tarn Lake 23 kmNE
Pendle Hill Mountain 8 kmSE
Longridge Fell Mountain 11 kmSW

25–60 km886 places

Great Britain Island 26 kmE
High Moor Mountain 59 kmNW
Ainsdale Beach Beach 58 kmSW
St Anne's Beach Beach 48 kmSW

60–100 km1,791 places

Thurstaston Beach Beach 83 kmSW
Formby Beach Beach 62 kmSW
Roanhead Beach Beach 63 kmNW
Tuft Rock Island 61 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Grindleton Village, Grindleton
2.6 km S
Harrop Fold Village, Grindleton
1.3 km NW
West Bradford Village, Ribble Valley District
2.5 km SW
Lane Ends Village, Grindleton
2.2 km N
Clitheroe Town, Clitheroe
7 km S
Sawley Village, Ribble Valley District
2.6 km SE

Beacon Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Easington Fell Mountain, Newton
2.4 km W
Tosside Beck River, England
2.2 km SE
Waddington Fell Mountain, Waddington
3.9 km W
Bolton Peel Farm Landmark, Bolton-by-Bowland
2.3 km E
The Ridge Mountain, Worston
5.3 km S
Worsaw Hill Mountain, Worston
5.3 km SE
Ling Hill Mountain, Easington
5.4 km N
Waddow Hill Mountain, Waddington
5.6 km S

Beacon Hill

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026