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Historic site

Mount Ferrant Castle

Located in Birdsall, Ryedale District Coordinates: 54°03′54″ N 0°47′10″ W

Map showing the location of Mount Ferrant Castle Mount Ferrant Castle
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Acklam Wold
2 km S
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
123 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LBA Leeds Bradford Airport62 km
HUY Humberside Airport62 km

About Mount Ferrant Castle

Mount Ferrant Castle is a historic site. Location: Birdsall, Ryedale District. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Acklam and Langton Castle.

Climate of Mount Ferrant Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 62 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (68 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).

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Climate of Mount Ferrant Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°20°20°17°13°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°1°2°3°6°8°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)644455484958515657616268

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

How to get to Mount Ferrant Castle

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 62 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is York, 23 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 62 kmwest
  • Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 62 kmsoutheast
  • Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 65 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • York Population: 156.1K 23 kmsouthwest
  • Hull Population: 314K 46 kmsoutheast
  • Leeds Population: 536.3K 58 kmsouthwest
  • Wakefield Population: 109.8K 63 kmsouthwest
  • Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 64 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Mount Ferrant Castle

Within 100 km: 389 historic and cultural sites, 526 natural sites, 123 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km80 places

  • The Island Island 19 kmSW
  • Bank Island Island 22 kmSW
  • Cherry Islands Island 5 kmNW
  • Bishop Wilton Wold Mountain 7 kmS

25–60 km356 places

  • Whitby Beach Beach 49 kmN
  • North Beach Beach 40 kmE
  • Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 37 kmE
  • Read's Island Island 45 kmS

60–100 km602 places

  • Great Britain Island 80 kmW
  • Seaton Carew Beach Beach 71 kmN
  • Redcar Beach Beach 65 kmN
  • The Island Island 60 kmW

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