Village

Bentham

Located in Craven District, North Yorkshire Coordinates: 54°06′34″ N 2°30′21″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 123 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside: 5; listed under Bentham
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LBA Leeds Bradford Airport62 km; MME Teesside International Airport83 km

About Bentham

Bentham is a village. Location: Craven District, North Yorkshire. Elevation: 123 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Burton in Lonsdale Castle Hill and Thurland Castle.

Photos of Bentham

Cuckoo Christine Johnstone · CC BY-SA 2.0
Thurland Castle Karl and Ali · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Bentham

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 166 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (166 mm)
Driest month: May (83 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 4°

15° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

16° 9°

13° 6°

9° 4°

7° 2°

Jan

153

Feb

Mar

125

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

100

Aug

121

Sep

138

Oct

158

Nov

166

Dec

163

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 Bentham
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	15°	17°	19°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	153	98	125	86	83	92	100	121	138	158	166	163

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bentham

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 62 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burnley, 39 km to the southeast.

Airports

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 62 kmsoutheast
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 83 kmnortheast
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 86 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Burnley Population: 149.4K 39 kmsoutheast
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 40 kmsouth
Preston Population: 313.3K 41 kmsouth
Blackpool Population: 145K 48 kmsouthwest
Bolton Population: 141.3K 59 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Bentham

Within 100 km: 750 historic and cultural sites, 1,798 natural sites, 279 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km246 places

Bird Island Island 14 kmSE
Charley Island Island 24 kmNW
The Island Island 12 kmNW
Terrybank Tarn Lake 16 kmNW

25–60 km1,195 places

Great Britain Island 35 kmE
High Moor Mountain 43 kmW
St Anne's Beach Beach 53 kmSW
Roanhead Beach Beach 49 kmW

60–100 km1,386 places

British Isles Island 99 kmW
Thurstaston Beach Beach 96 kmSW
Formby Beach Beach 72 kmSW
Ainsdale Beach Beach 67 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Bentham

5 places

1 High Bentham 1.7K

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

Cities & villages2

Lower Bentham · Village
Mewith Head · Village

Mountains & nature1

Burn Moor · Mountain

Heritage & sights1

Fackon House · Historic site

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Burton in Lonsdale Castle Hill Historic site, Burton in Lonsdale
4.4 km NW
Thurland Castle Historic site, Cantsfield
7.6 km NW
Keasden Beck River, England
4.8 km E
Viaduct (dis-used) Landmark, Ingleton
5.4 km NE
Constitutional Mountain, Thornton in Lonsdale
6.5 km N
Kingsdale Beck River, England
5.2 km NE