Mountain

Blea Barf

Located in Grinton, Richmondshire District Coordinates: 54°21′41″ N 2°04′13″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 542 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Spring End; 1.2 km N
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: July; See the climate
Airports: MME Teesside International Airport45 km; LBA Leeds Bradford Airport61 km

About Blea Barf

Blea Barf is a mountain. Location: Grinton, Richmondshire District. Elevation: 542 m. The best months to visit are July. The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Swale Dale and Conny Tammy Currack.

Photos of Blea Barf

Rogan's Seat steven ruffles · CC BY-SA 2.0
Swale Dale Kreuzschnabel · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Blea Barf

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 158 mm

Hottest month: July (day 17°)
Coldest month: January (night -1°)
Wettest month: December (163 mm)
Driest month: May (90 mm)

4° -1°

6° 0°

8° 1°

12° 4°

15° 7°

17° 9°

17° 8°

13° 7°

10° 4°

6° 1°

4° 0°

Jan

162

Feb

113

Mar

130

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

101

Aug

121

Sep

130

Oct

151

Nov

158

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 Blea Barf
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	4°	6°	8°	12°	15°	17°	17°	13°	10°	6°	4°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	0°	1°	4°	7°	9°	8°	7°	4°	1°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	162	113	130	92	90	92	101	121	130	151	158	163

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Blea Barf

The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (MME), 45 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) (61 km). The nearest large city is Middlesbrough, 59 km to the northeast.

Airports

Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 45 kmeast
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 61 kmsoutheast
Newcastle International Airport (NCL) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 79 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 59 kmnortheast
Burnley Population: 149.4K 63 kmsouth
Bradford Population: 366.2K 67 kmsouth
Leeds Population: 536.3K 72 kmsoutheast
Blackburn Population: 146.5K 73 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Blea Barf

Within 100 km: 936 historic and cultural sites, 1,827 natural sites, 318 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km138 places

Batt Island Island 12 kmSE
Semer Water Lake 11 kmS
Newsham Tarn Lake 22 kmNE
Wild Boar Fell Mountain 20 kmW

25–60 km979 places

Great Britain Island 40 kmS
The Island Island 30 kmSE
Tuft Rock Island 56 kmW
Bird Island Island 46 kmSW

60–100 km1,964 places

High Moor Mountain 71 kmW
St Anne's Beach Beach 93 kmSW
Roanhead Beach Beach 80 kmW
Seaton Carew Beach Beach 66 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Spring End Village, Muker
1.2 km N
Gunnerside Village, Melbecks
2 km N
Lodge Green Neighbourhood, Melbecks
2 km N
Satron Village, Muker
2.1 km NW
Nappa Scar Village, Askrigg
5.3 km S
Low Row Village, Melbecks
2.7 km NE

Blea Barf

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Swale Dale Natural site, England
1 km NW
Conny Tammy Currack Mountain, Askrigg
1.9 km S
Oxnop Common - Blackstone Mountain, Muker
3.4 km SW
Woodhall Greets Mountain, Askrigg
3.7 km S
Pickerstone Ridge Mountain, Castle Bolton with East and West Bolton
4.2 km E
Melbecks Moor Mountain, Melbecks
4.6 km N
Rogan's Seat Mountain, Melbecks
7.7 km NW
Great Pinseat Mountain, Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh
6.7 km N

Blea Barf

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026