Village

Garthorpe

Located in Melton District, Leicestershire Coordinates: 52°46′59″ N 0°45′16″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 98 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside: 3; listed under Garthorpe
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: EMA East Midlands Airport39 km; BHX Birmingham Airport77 km

About Garthorpe

Garthorpe is a village. Location: Melton District, Leicestershire. Elevation: 98 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Waltham transmitting station and Buckminster Hill.

Climate of Garthorpe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 62 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (66 mm)
Driest month: February (48 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 Garthorpe
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	9°	12°	16°	18°	21°	21°	18°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	60	48	51	53	52	59	52	62	59	60	62	66

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Garthorpe

The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (EMA), 39 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leicester, 30 km to the southwest.

Airports

East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 39 kmwest
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 77 kmsouthwest
Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 92 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Leicester Population: 368.6K 30 kmsouthwest
Nottingham Population: 323.6K 33 kmnorthwest
Peterborough Population: 163.4K 41 kmsoutheast
Mansfield Population: 172K 49 kmnorthwest
Derby Population: 270.5K 51 kmwest

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

Day trips from Garthorpe

Within 100 km: 583 historic and cultural sites, 516 natural sites, 124 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km51 places

Brown's Island Island 15 kmS
Rutland Water Lake 14 kmSE
Whatborough Hill Mountain 17 kmSW
Waltham on the Wolds Hill Mountain 5 kmNW

25–60 km291 places

Newark Island Island 33 kmN
Horninglow island Island 59 kmW
Park Island Island 36 kmSE
Torksey Island Island 58 kmN

60–100 km881 places

Snettisham Beach Beach 81 kmE
Inner Tidal Bank Island 70 kmE
Don Island Island 82 kmNW
Heron Island Island 65 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Garthorpe

3 places

Cities & villages2

Carthorpe · Village
Coston · Village

Heritage & sights1

Garthorpe Motte · Historic site

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Waltham transmitting station Landmark, Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold
3.7 km NW
Buckminster Hill Mountain, Buckminster
4.4 km NE
Waltham on the Wolds Hill Mountain, Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold
4.8 km NW
Thorpe Arnold Historic site, Waltham on the Wolds and Thorpe Arnold
7.3 km W
Melton Mowbray The Mount Historic site, Melton District
9.7 km W
Stainby Tower Hill Historic site, Gunby and Stainby
7 km E