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Historic site

Woodcroft Castle

Located in Etton, Peterborough Coordinates: 52°37′35″ N 0°19′02″ W

Woodcroft Castle
Andrew Kerr · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Glinton
2 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
13 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EMA East Midlands Airport72 km
LTN London Luton Airport84 km

About Woodcroft Castle

Woodcroft Castle is a historic site. Location: Etton, Peterborough.

From Wikipedia

Woodcroft Castle is a moated medieval castle in the parish of Etton, Cambridgeshire, England.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1280
Heritage designation
Grade II* listed building

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Woodcroft Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 53 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
August (55 mm)
Driest month
February (39 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 Woodcroft Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°22°21°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)533944434753445549475353

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Woodcroft Castle

The nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (EMA), 72 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Peterborough, 8 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 72 kmwest
  • London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 84 kmsouth
  • London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 91 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Peterborough Population: 163.4K 8 kmsoutheast
  • Leicester Population: 368.6K 55 kmwest
  • Bedford Population: 106.9K 56 kmsouth
  • Cambridge Population: 145.7K 56 kmsoutheast
  • Northampton Population: 245.9K 57 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Woodcroft Castle

Within 100 km: 563 historic and cultural sites, 286 natural sites, 121 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km45 places

  • Park Island Island 5 kmNE
  • Rutland Water Lake 24 kmW
  • Hambleton Hill Mountain 24 kmW
  • Spanhoe Wood Natural site 22 kmSW

25–60 km240 places

  • Snettisham Beach Beach 58 kmNE
  • Inner Tidal Bank Island 46 kmNE
  • Heron Island Island 51 kmS
  • Apple Island Island 55 kmS

60–100 km685 places

  • Scolt Head Island Island 79 kmNE
  • Warham Salt Marsh - West Island 91 kmNE
  • Lodge Marsh Island 89 kmNE
  • Ramsey Salt Marsh Island 80 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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