Pickering Castle
Located in Pickering, Ryedale District Coordinates: 54°15′00″ N 0°46′33″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 58 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- MME Teesside International Airport51 km
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport72 km
About Pickering Castle
Pickering Castle is a historic site. Location: Pickering, Ryedale District.
Pickering Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification in Pickering, North Yorkshire, England. The original castle was made of timber, and the later stone castle was a temporary prison for Richard II in 1399. The castle is owned by the Duchy of Lancaster and managed by English Heritage.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
- Official website
- english-heritage.org.uk
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Pickering Castle
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Climate of Pickering Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 65 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 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) | 66 | 44 | 55 | 47 | 50 | 57 | 53 | 59 | 58 | 64 | 65 | 68 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Pickering Castle
The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (MME), 51 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) (72 km). The nearest large city is York, 38 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 51 kmnorthwest
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 72 kmsouthwest
- Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 80 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- York Population: 156.1K 38 kmsouthwest
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 47 kmnorthwest
- Hull Population: 314K 63 kmsoutheast
- Leeds Population: 536.3K 71 kmsouthwest
- Wakefield Population: 109.8K 79 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pickering Castle
Within 100 km: 383 historic and cultural sites, 474 natural sites, 109 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km106 places
- Peasholm Island Island 24 kmE
- St Thomas's Island Island 21 kmN
- Cherry Islands Island 16 kmS
- North York Moors Mountain 19 kmN
25–60 km289 places
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 53 kmNW
- Redcar Beach Beach 46 kmNW
- Whitby Beach Beach 29 kmN
- North Beach Beach 43 kmSE
60–100 km571 places
- Great Britain Island 85 kmW
- Sunk Island Island 81 kmSE
- Read's Island Island 65 kmS
- Spurn Island Island 95 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cropton Historic site, Cropton6.5 km NW
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Malton Castle Historic site, Malton13 km S -
Slingsby Castle Historic site, Slingsby14 km SW -
Keldholme Priory Historic site, Kirkbymoorside9.3 km W
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Dalby Forest Natural site, England5.6 km E
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Boonhill Mountain, Newton6.8 km N
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Kirkbymoorside Historic site, Kirkbymoorside10 km W
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Henderskelfe Castle Historic site, Henderskelfe17 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Pickering Town, Pickering0.6 km E
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Middleton Village, Ryedale District2.4 km W
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Thornton Dale Village, Thornton-le-Dale4 km SE
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Middleton Village, Middleton1.6 km W
Sources & licences
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