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Castle Idris

Located in Newcastle on Clun, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°26′06″ N 3°07′30″ W

Map showing the location of Castle Idris Castle Idris
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
381 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Newcastle
0.6 km E
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHX Birmingham Airport94 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport102 km

About Castle Idris

Castle Idris is a mountain. Location: Newcastle on Clun, Shropshire. Elevation: 381 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (94 km). Nearby sights include Garn Rock Hill and Dowke Hill.

Climate of Castle Idris

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 122 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (133 mm)
Driest month
July (65 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 Castle Idris
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°8°10°14°17°19°18°15°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°8°10°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)13294100757078658697110122133

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Castle Idris

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 94 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 53 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 94 kmeast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 102 kmnorth
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 116 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 53 kmnortheast
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 68 kmsoutheast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 70 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 71 kmeast
  • West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 77 kmeast

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

Day trips from Castle Idris

Within 100 km: 964 historic and cultural sites, 2,726 natural sites, 170 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km443 places

  • Rhydd Hywel Mountain 21 kmW
  • Beacon Hill Mountain 8 kmSW
  • Great Rhos Mountain 19 kmS
  • Stiperstones Mountain 21 kmNE

25–60 km1,395 places

  • The Island Island 34 kmSE
  • Lake Vyrnwy Lake 48 kmNW
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 37 kmSW
  • Newton Mere Lake 55 kmN

60–100 km2,022 places

  • Llangrannog's Beach Beach 97 kmW
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 87 kmNW
  • Ynys Lochtyn Island 96 kmW
  • Saint Tudwals Island West Island 100 kmNW

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