- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 103 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport45 km
- MME Teesside International Airport46 km
About Crayke Castle
Crayke Castle is a historic site. Location: Crayke, Hambleton.
Crayke Castle is a Grade I listed 15th-century castle in Crayke, North Yorkshire, England. The castle consists of a restored 15th-century four-storey tower house with attached outbuildings to the rear and a separate ruined 15th-century tower, the "New Tower". It is situated on Church Hill in the village of Crayke.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- Grade I listed building, scheduled monument
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Crayke Castle
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Chris Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
John Slater · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Crayke Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 58 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- December (63 mm)
- Driest month
- February (41 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).
Show values as a table
| 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° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 60 | 41 | 50 | 45 | 46 | 57 | 51 | 58 | 55 | 59 | 58 | 63 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Crayke Castle
The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 45 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is York, 19 km to the south.
Airports
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 45 kmsouthwest
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 46 kmnorthwest
- Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 81 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- York Population: 156.1K 19 kmsouth
- Leeds Population: 536.3K 45 kmsouthwest
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 50 kmnorth
- Bradford Population: 366.2K 54 kmsouthwest
- Wakefield Population: 109.8K 55 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Crayke Castle
Within 100 km: 492 historic and cultural sites, 792 natural sites, 165 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km116 places
- The Island Island 21 kmW
- The Island Island 12 kmSW
- Cherry Islands Island 21 kmE
- Hambleton Hills Mountain 14 kmN
25–60 km431 places
- Great Britain Island 58 kmW
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 59 kmN
- Redcar Beach Beach 55 kmN
- Whitby Beach Beach 52 kmNE
60–100 km902 places
- North Beach Beach 64 kmE
- Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 62 kmE
- Sunk Island Island 89 kmSE
- Read's Island Island 63 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Crayke Hill Mountain, Crayke0.1 km E
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Gilling Castle Historic site, Gilling East8.1 km NE -
The Mount Mountain, Oulston4.5 km N
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Sheriff Hutton Castle Historic site, Sheriff Hutton10 km SE -
Yearsley Cross Mountain, Yearsley4.9 km NE
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Helmsley Castle Historic site, Helmsley14 km NE -
Byland Abbey Historic site, Byland with Wass8.4 km N
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Slingsby Castle Historic site, Slingsby14 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Crayke Village, Crayke0.3 km E
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Easingwold Village, Easingwold3.3 km W
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Stillington Village, Hambleton2.8 km SE
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Oulston Village, Hambleton3.3 km N
Sources & licences
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