Mountain

Caynham Fort

Located in Caynham, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°21′35″ N 2°40′08″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 173 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Ludlow; 3.4 km NW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BHX Birmingham Airport64 km; EMA East Midlands Airport105 km

About Caynham Fort

Caynham Fort is a mountain. Location: Caynham, Shropshire. Elevation: 173 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Caynham Camp and Tinkers Hill.

Photos of Caynham Fort

Caynham Camp Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Caynham Fort

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (88 mm)
Driest month: July (52 mm)

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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 Caynham Fort
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	9°	12°	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)	87	62	68	56	56	63	52	68	73	78	82	88

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Caynham Fort

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 64 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Worcester, 36 km to the southeast.

Airports

Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 64 kmeast
East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 105 kmnortheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 109 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Worcester Population: 101.7K 36 kmsoutheast
Telford Population: 155.6K 38 kmnortheast
Dudley Population: 199.1K 43 kmeast
Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 45 kmnortheast
West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 49 kmeast

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

Day trips from Caynham Fort

Within 100 km: 994 historic and cultural sites, 2,332 natural sites, 141 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km231 places

The Island Island 11 kmS
Titterstone Clee Hill Mountain 6 kmNE
Brown Clee Hill Mountain 14 kmN
Caer Caradoc Hill Mountain 23 kmN

25–60 km1,148 places

Glover's Island Island 57 kmSE
Bevere Island Island 32 kmSE
Withymoor Island Island 43 kmE
Bromford Stop Island 48 kmE

60–100 km2,088 places

Alney Island Island 62 kmSE
Horninglow island Island 87 kmNE
Crescent Wood Island Island 66 kmE
Denny Island Island 93 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Ludlow Town, Ludlow
3.4 km NW
Caynham Village, Caynham
0.8 km SE
Lower Ledwyche Village, Bitterley
1.2 km NW
Sheet Village, Ludford
1.5 km W
Ludford Municipality, Shropshire
1.5 km W
Ashford Carbonell Village, Ashford Carbonel
3.7 km SW

Caynham Fort

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Caynham Camp Historic site, Caynham
0.1 km SW
Tinkers Hill Mountain, Ashford Carbonel
2.5 km SW
River Corve River, England
3.3 km W
Clee Hill Mountain, Coreley
6.4 km NE
Mary Knoll Mountain, Burrington
6 km W
Titterstone Clee Hill Mountain, Caynham
6.2 km NE
High Vinnalls Mountain, Pipe Aston
6.9 km W
Middleton Historic site, Bitterley
3.6 km N

Caynham Fort

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026