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Anchor

Located in Bettws-y-Crwyn, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°27′37″ N 3°12′43″ W

Map showing the location of Anchor Anchor
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Anchor
0.4 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
401 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHX Birmingham Airport100 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport100 km

About Anchor

Anchor is a historic site. Location: Bettws-y-Crwyn, Shropshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (100 km). Nearby sights include Castle Bryn Amlwg and Black Mountain.

Climate of Anchor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 150 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (163 mm)
Driest month
July (75 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 Anchor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°7°10°14°16°19°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1601131228778867599112132150163

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Anchor

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 100 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 57 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 100 kmeast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 100 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 117 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 57 kmnortheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 74 kmsoutheast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 75 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 77 kmeast
  • West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 83 kmeast

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

Day trips from Anchor

Within 100 km: 941 historic and cultural sites, 2,768 natural sites, 177 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km418 places

  • Rhydd Hywel Mountain 16 kmW
  • Beacon Hill Mountain 9 kmS
  • Great Rhos Mountain 22 kmS
  • Stiperstones Mountain 23 kmNE

25–60 km1,540 places

  • The Island Island 40 kmSE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 43 kmNW
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 33 kmSW
  • Newton Mere Lake 55 kmNE

60–100 km1,928 places

  • Tresaith Beach Beach 96 kmW
  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 92 kmW
  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 98 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 81 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Anchor Village, Bettws-y-Crwyn
    0.4 km W
  • Kerry Village, Kerry
    5.6 km NW
  • Kerry Municipality, Powys
    3.8 km NW
  • Bettws y Crwyn Village, Bettws-y-Crwyn
    4.3 km SE

Sources & licences

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