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Great Glen

Located in Harborough District, Leicestershire Coordinates: 52°34′23″ N 1°02′09″ W

Map showing the location of Great Glen Great Glen
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
101 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
1
listed under Great Glen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EMA East Midlands Airport35 km
BHX Birmingham Airport50 km

About Great Glen

Great Glen is a village. Location: Harborough District, Leicestershire. Elevation: 101 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include The Islands and Kibworth Harcourt Castle.

Climate of Great Glen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (61 mm)
Driest month
February (44 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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Climate of Great Glen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°22°21°18°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)574450484957505857565861

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Great Glen

The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (EMA), 35 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leicester, 10 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 35 kmnorthwest
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 50 kmwest
  • London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 90 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Leicester Population: 368.6K 10 kmnorthwest
  • Coventry Population: 345.3K 37 kmsouthwest
  • Northampton Population: 245.9K 37 kmsouth
  • Nottingham Population: 323.6K 43 kmnorth
  • Burton-on-Trent Population: 122.2K 49 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Great Glen

Within 100 km: 630 historic and cultural sites, 606 natural sites, 121 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km76 places

  • The Islands Island 2 kmSW
  • Brown's Island Island 25 kmE
  • Bardon Hill Mountain 25 kmNW
  • Whatborough Hill Mountain 14 kmNE

25–60 km355 places

  • Newark Island Island 58 kmN
  • Horninglow island Island 48 kmNW
  • Park Island Island 53 kmE
  • Heron Island Island 51 kmSE

60–100 km926 places

  • Rose Isle Island 96 kmS
  • Inner Tidal Bank Island 94 kmE
  • Fiddler's Elbow Island 97 kmS
  • Isle of Rhea Island 91 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Great Glen

1 place
  1. 1 Great Glen 3K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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