Helmsley Castle
Located in Helmsley, Ryedale District Coordinates: 54°14′37″ N 1°03′45″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 57 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- MME Teesside International Airport38 km
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport57 km
About Helmsley Castle
Helmsley Castle is a historic site. Location: Helmsley, Ryedale District.
Helmsley Castle (also known anciently as Hamlake) is a medieval castle situated in the market town of Helmsley, within the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1385
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, Grade I listed building
- Official website
- english-heritage.org.uk
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Helmsley Castle
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Gilling Castle Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain
Climate of Helmsley Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 77 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (79 mm)
- Driest month
- April (51 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 78 | 54 | 62 | 51 | 54 | 62 | 59 | 67 | 67 | 77 | 77 | 79 |
How to get to Helmsley Castle
The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (MME), 38 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) (57 km). The nearest large city is York, 32 km to the south.
Airports
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 38 kmnorthwest
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 57 kmsouthwest
- Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 88 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- York Population: 156.1K 32 kmsouth
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 39 kmnorth
- Leeds Population: 536.3K 59 kmsouthwest
- Bradford Population: 366.2K 67 kmsouthwest
- Wakefield Population: 109.8K 69 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Helmsley Castle
Within 100 km: 455 historic and cultural sites, 699 natural sites, 142 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km109 places
- Cherry Islands Island 22 kmSE
- Hambleton Hills Mountain 8 kmW
- Cleveland Hills Mountain 19 kmN
- Urra Moor - Round Hill Mountain 18 kmN
25–60 km373 places
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 47 kmN
- Redcar Beach Beach 42 kmN
- Whitby Beach Beach 39 kmNE
- Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 60 kmE
60–100 km814 places
- Great Britain Island 67 kmSW
- North Beach Beach 60 kmE
- Sunk Island Island 93 kmSE
- Saint Mary’s Island Island 96 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Rievaulx Abbey Historic site, Rievaulx3.9 km NW
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Gilling Castle Historic site, Gilling East6.7 km S
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Old Byland Abbey Historic site, Old Byland and Scawton5.6 km NW
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Ashberry Hill Mountain, Old Byland and Scawton4.4 km W
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Riccal Dale Natural site, England4.8 km NE
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Agars Bank Mountain, Ampleforth5.4 km S
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Byland Abbey Historic site, Byland with Wass7.7 km SW
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Slingsby Castle Historic site, Slingsby12 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
Sources & licences
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