Mountain

The Rush

Located in Amotherby, Ryedale District Coordinates: 54°08′01″ N 0°51′38″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 120 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Amotherby; 1.8 km N
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: MME Teesside International Airport56 km; LBA Leeds Bradford Airport60 km

About The Rush

The Rush is a mountain. Location: Amotherby, Ryedale District. Elevation: 120 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Cherry Islands and Whitwell Hill.

Photos of The Rush

Slingsby Castle David Rogers · CC BY-SA 2.0
Malton Castle John Sparshatt · CC BY-SA 2.0
Henderskelfe Castle Nicholas Hawksmoor · Public domain

Climate of The Rush

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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 (62 mm)
Driest month: February (40 mm)

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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 The Rush
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	14°	17°	20°	20°	16°	13°	9°	6°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	2°	3°	5°	8°	10°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	59	40	51	45	47	56	50	57	54	58	58	62

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to The Rush

The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (MME), 56 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) (60 km). The nearest large city is York, 24 km to the southwest.

Airports

Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 56 kmnorthwest
Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 60 kmsouthwest
Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 71 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

York Population: 156.1K 24 kmsouthwest
Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 55 kmnorthwest
Hull Population: 314K 55 kmsoutheast
Leeds Population: 536.3K 59 kmsouthwest
Wakefield Population: 109.8K 65 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from The Rush

Within 100 km: 384 historic and cultural sites, 550 natural sites, 123 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km96 places

The Island Island 24 kmS
Cherry Islands Island 4 kmSE
Hambleton Hills Mountain 25 kmNW
Bishop Wilton Wold Mountain 16 kmSE

25–60 km346 places

Redcar Beach Beach 56 kmN
Whitby Beach Beach 43 kmN
North Beach Beach 45 kmE
Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 43 kmE

60–100 km615 places

Great Britain Island 76 kmW
Seaton Carew Beach Beach 62 kmN
Sunk Island Island 75 kmSE
Spurn Island Island 89 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Amotherby Village, Amotherby
1.8 km N
Malton Town, Malton
4 km E
Norton Town, Norton-on-Derwent
4.9 km E
Appleton-le-Street with Easthorpe Village, Ryedale District
1.7 km NW
Swinton Village, Ryedale District
2.3 km NE
Huttons Ambo Village, Ryedale District
2.8 km S

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cherry Islands Island, Huttons Ambo
3.6 km SE
Whitwell Hill Mountain, Bulmer
4.9 km SW
Henderskelfe Castle Historic site, Henderskelfe
3.4 km SW
East Fields Mountain, Bulmer
5.9 km SW
Malton Castle Historic site, Malton
4.4 km E
Spy Hill Mountain, Westow
6.8 km S
High Stittenham Mountain, Sheriff Hutton
7.4 km SW
Slingsby Castle Historic site, Slingsby
6 km NW

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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