Bishops Castle
Located in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°29′44″ N 2°59′54″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 227 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BHX Birmingham Airport85 km
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport94 km
About Bishops Castle
Bishops Castle is a historic site. Location: Bishop's Castle, Shropshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (85 km). Nearby sights include Colebatch and Lea Castle.
Climate of Bishops Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 93 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (101 mm)
- Driest month
- July (55 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° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 101 | 72 | 77 | 61 | 59 | 67 | 55 | 72 | 79 | 87 | 93 | 101 |
How to get to Bishops Castle
The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 85 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 42 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 85 kmeast
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 94 kmnorth
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 107 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 42 kmnortheast
- Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 60 kmeast
- Dudley Population: 199.1K 62 kmeast
- Worcester Population: 101.7K 63 kmsoutheast
- West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 68 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bishops Castle
Within 100 km: 941 historic and cultural sites, 2,637 natural sites, 168 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km392 places
- Beacon Hill Mountain 19 kmSW
- Stiperstones Mountain 11 kmNE
- Corndon Hill Mountain 8 kmN
- Moel y Golfa Mountain 24 kmN
25–60 km1,297 places
- The Island Island 32 kmSE
- Bevere Island Island 59 kmSE
- Lake Vyrnwy Lake 48 kmNW
- Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 47 kmSW
60–100 km2,057 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 94 kmN
- Ynys Tywyn Island 90 kmNW
- Ynys Gifftan Island 87 kmNW
- Alney Island Island 87 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Colebatch Historic site, Colebatch2 km S
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Lea Castle Historic site, Lydham2.8 km E
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Lydham Castle Historic site, Lydham2.2 km NE
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Bishops Moat Historic site, Churchstoke3.3 km W
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More Castle Historic site, More2.8 km NE
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Acton Bank Historic site, Lydbury North4.2 km S
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Lydbury North Historic site, Lydbury North4.2 km SE
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Linley Mound Historic site, More4.5 km NE
Nearest towns and villages
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Bishop's Castle Village, Bishop's Castle0.5 km SW
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Bankshead Village, Bishop's Castle1.7 km NW
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Lydham Municipality, Shropshire1.2 km N
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Colebatch Municipality, Shropshire2.1 km SW
Sources & licences
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