Mountain

Grizedales

Located in Malham, Craven District Coordinates: 54°04′29″ N 2°12′11″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 553 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Langscar; 1.7 km E
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July; See the climate
Airports: LBA Leeds Bradford Airport43 km; MME Teesside International Airport70 km

About Grizedales

Grizedales is a mountain. Location: Malham, Craven District. Elevation: 553 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Back Scar and Kirkby Fell.

Photos of Grizedales

Fountains Fell Dave Dunford · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Grizedales

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 161 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: December (162 mm)
Driest month: May (85 mm)

3° -2°

6° -1°

8° 1°

12° 4°

15° 6°

17° 9°

16° 8°

13° 6°

10° 4°

6° 1°

4° -1°

Jan

157

Feb

105

Mar

126

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

121

Sep

130

Oct

153

Nov

161

Dec

162

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 Grizedales
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	3°	6°	8°	12°	15°	17°	16°	13°	10°	6°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	-1°	1°	4°	6°	9°	8°	6°	4°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	157	105	126	89	85	93	99	121	130	153	161	162

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Grizedales

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 43 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burnley, 31 km to the south.

Airports

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 43 kmsoutheast
Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 70 kmnortheast
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 81 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Burnley Population: 149.4K 31 kmsouth
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 41 kmsouthwest
Bradford Population: 366.2K 43 kmsoutheast
Preston Population: 313.3K 48 kmsouthwest
Leeds Population: 536.3K 53 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Grizedales

Within 100 km: 722 historic and cultural sites, 1,879 natural sites, 287 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km166 places

Great Britain Island 16 kmSE
Bird Island Island 16 kmSW
Lud Stream Islands Island 23 kmSE
Mill Island Island 18 kmE

25–60 km923 places

The Island Island 40 kmNE
Tuft Rock Island 58 kmNW
The Island Island 49 kmE
Batt Island Island 32 kmNE

60–100 km1,799 places

High Moor Mountain 63 kmW
Formby Beach Beach 82 kmSW
Ainsdale Beach Beach 77 kmSW
St Anne's Beach Beach 66 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Langscar Village, Malham
1.7 km E
Settle Village, Settle
4.9 km W
Kirkby Malham Village, Craven District
2.6 km SE
Craven Village, Malham
3.5 km NE
Malham Village, Malham
3.6 km SE
Scosthrop Village, Craven District
3 km S

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Back Scar Mountain, Settle
0.7 km W
Kirkby Fell Mountain, Kirkby Malham
1 km SE
Rye Loaf Hill Mountain, Settle
1.1 km S
Black Hill Mountain, Malham Moor
1.9 km N
Warrendale Knotts Mountain, Settle
3.4 km W
High Hill Mountain, Settle
3.5 km W
Abbot Hills Mountain, Malham
3.7 km E
Great Close Hill Mountain, Malham Moor
4.2 km NE

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Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026