Mountain

Ives Head

Located in Shepshed, Charnwood District Coordinates: 52°44′55″ N 1°17′37″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 201 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Shepshed; 1.9 km N
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: EMA East Midlands Airport9 km; BHX Birmingham Airport45 km

About Ives Head

Ives Head is a mountain. Location: Shepshed, Charnwood District. Elevation: 201 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Bawdon Castle and Birch Hill.

Photos of Ives Head

Stanford Viaduct Chris J Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Ives Head

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (64 mm)
Driest month: February (46 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 Ives Head
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	9°	11°	15°	18°	20°	20°	17°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	60	46	51	49	47	59	48	58	58	59	61	64

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ives Head

The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (EMA), 9 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leicester, 16 km to the southeast.

Airports

East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 9 kmnorth
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 45 kmsouthwest
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 94 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Leicester Population: 368.6K 16 kmsoutheast
Derby Population: 270.5K 23 kmnorthwest
Burton-on-Trent Population: 122.2K 24 kmwest
Nottingham Population: 323.6K 25 kmnortheast
Sutton Coldfield Population: 109.9K 41 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Ives Head

Within 100 km: 620 historic and cultural sites, 693 natural sites, 119 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km76 places

Horninglow island Island 23 kmW
Barton Island Island 18 kmN
Bardon Hill Mountain 4 kmSW
Beacon Hill Mountain 4 kmSE

25–60 km437 places

Newark Island Island 48 kmNE
Crescent Wood Island Island 44 kmSW
The Islands Island 26 kmSE
Brown's Island Island 42 kmE

60–100 km919 places

Park Island Island 70 kmE
Glover's Island Island 85 kmSW
Don Island Island 76 kmN
Heron Island Island 77 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Shepshed Town, Shepshed
1.9 km N
Coalville Town, North West Leicestershire
5.9 km SW
Loughborough Town, Charnwood District
6.6 km E
Oaks in Charnwood Village, Charley
1.3 km SW
Charley Village, North West Leicestershire
1.8 km S
Belton Village, Belton
4.9 km NW

Ives Head

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Bawdon Castle Mountain, Charley
3.2 km SE
Birch Hill Mountain, Charley
3.4 km S
Beacon Hill Mountain, Woodhouse
3.9 km SE
Bardon Hill Mountain, Bardon
4.2 km SW
Mount Saint Bernard Abbey Attraction, Charley
2.1 km SW
Benscliffe Hill Mountain, Newtown Linford
5.6 km SE
Whitwick Castle Historic site, North West Leicestershire
4.3 km W
Old John Tower Mountain, Newtown Linford
7.5 km SE

Ives Head

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026