Rievaulx Abbey
Located in Rievaulx, Ryedale District Coordinates: 54°15′26″ N 1°07′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 88 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- MME Teesside International Airport35 km
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport56 km
About Rievaulx Abbey
Rievaulx Abbey is a historic site. Location: Rievaulx, Ryedale District. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Ashberry Hill and Old Byland Abbey.
Photos of Rievaulx Abbey
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Helmsley Castle Mike Peel · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Rievaulx Abbey
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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 20° | 20° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 78 | 54 | 62 | 51 | 54 | 62 | 59 | 67 | 67 | 77 | 77 | 79 |
How to get to Rievaulx Abbey
The nearest airport is Teesside International Airport (MME), 35 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) (56 km). The nearest large city is York, 33 km to the south.
Airports
- Teesside International Airport (MME) Darlington, Durham 35 kmnorthwest
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 56 kmsouthwest
- Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 91 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- York Population: 156.1K 33 kmsouth
- Middlesbrough Population: 142.7K 36 kmnorth
- Leeds Population: 536.3K 59 kmsouthwest
- Bradford Population: 366.2K 66 kmsouthwest
- Wakefield Population: 109.8K 69 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rievaulx Abbey
Within 100 km: 483 historic and cultural sites, 754 natural sites, 155 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km111 places
- Hambleton Hills Mountain 4 kmW
- Cleveland Hills Mountain 18 kmN
- Urra Moor - Round Hill Mountain 17 kmN
- Cringle Moor - Drake Howe Mountain 18 kmN
25–60 km402 places
- Seaton Carew Beach Beach 45 kmN
- Redcar Beach Beach 40 kmN
- Whitby Beach Beach 41 kmNE
- The Island Island 35 kmW
60–100 km879 places
- Great Britain Island 64 kmSW
- North Beach Beach 64 kmE
- Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 63 kmE
- Sunk Island Island 97 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ashberry Hill Mountain, Old Byland and Scawton0.6 km W
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Old Byland Abbey Historic site, Old Byland and Scawton2 km NW
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Helmsley Castle Historic site, Helmsley3.9 km SE
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Gilling Castle Historic site, Gilling East8.9 km S -
Hambleton Hills Mountain, Cold Kirby4.4 km W
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Hood Castle Historic site, Kilburn High and Low8.1 km SW
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Byland Abbey Historic site, Byland with Wass6.6 km SW
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Rievaulx Moor Mountain, Rievaulx5.8 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Rievaulx Village, Rievaulx0.2 km NW
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Old Byland and Scawton Village, Ryedale District2.6 km W
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Helmsley Village, Helmsley4.1 km E
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Old Byland Village, Old Byland and Scawton2.8 km W
Sources & licences
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