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Snape Castle

Located in Snape with Thorp, Hambleton Coordinates: 54°15′17″ N 1°35′58″ W

Snape Castle
Alison Stamp · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Snape
0.5 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
51 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MME Teesside International Airport30 km
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport43 km

About Snape Castle

Snape Castle is a historic site. Location: Snape with Thorp, Hambleton.

From Wikipedia

Snape Castle is a semi-fortified manor house in the village of Snape, North Yorkshire, England. The castle is 3 miles (5 km) south of Bedale and 10 miles (16 km) north of Ripon. At the time of Henry VIII, John Leland described it as "...a goodly castel in a valley [be]longing to the Lorde Latimer.." The castle is now a private residence, and is a grade I listed building.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
Grade I listed building

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Snape Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (67 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Snape Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°11°15°18°20°20°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)664452495056506459626467

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Snape Castle

The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (MME), 30 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) (43 km). The nearest large city is Middlesbrough, 43 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 30 kmnorth
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 43 kmsouth
  • Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 87 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 43 kmnortheast
  • York Population: 156.1K 47 kmsoutheast
  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 51 kmsouth
  • Bradford Population: 366.2K 52 kmsouth
  • Wakefield Population: 109.8K 64 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Snape Castle

Within 100 km: 743 historic and cultural sites, 1,357 natural sites, 261 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km103 places

  • The Island Island 4 kmSW
  • The Island Island 20 kmSE
  • Batt Island Island 21 kmW
  • Leighton Reservoir Lake 12 kmSW

25–60 km581 places

  • Great Britain Island 39 kmSW
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 52 kmNE
  • Redcar Beach Beach 53 kmNE
  • The Island Island 58 kmSE

60–100 km1,677 places

  • Whitby Beach Beach 68 kmNE
  • North Beach Beach 95 kmE
  • Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 93 kmE
  • Tuft Rock Island 87 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Snape Village, Snape with Thorp
    0.5 km E
  • Bedale Village, Bedale
    3.8 km N
  • Firby Village, Hambleton
    2 km N
  • Well Village, Well
    2.6 km SE

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources