Pontesbury Castle
Located in Pontesbury, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°38′51″ N 2°53′11″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 115 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport77 km
- BHX Birmingham Airport80 km
About Pontesbury Castle
Pontesbury Castle is a historic site. Location: Pontesbury, Shropshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (77 km). Nearby sights include Earl's Hill and Callow Castle.
Photos of Pontesbury Castle
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Caus Castle John M · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Pontesbury Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 105 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (111 mm)
- Driest month
- July (62 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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 107 | 78 | 85 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 62 | 78 | 87 | 96 | 105 | 111 |
How to get to Pontesbury Castle
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 77 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 30 km to the east.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 77 kmnorth
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 80 kmeast
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 88 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 30 kmeast
- Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 52 kmeast
- Dudley Population: 199.1K 57 kmeast
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 59 kmnortheast
- Walsall Population: 172.1K 62 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pontesbury Castle
Within 100 km: 926 historic and cultural sites, 2,564 natural sites, 181 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km299 places
- Crose Mere Lake 25 kmN
- Reservoir Lake 10 kmE
- Sweat Mere Lake 25 kmN
- The Wrekin Mountain 23 kmE
25–60 km1,200 places
- The Island Island 44 kmS
- Withymoor Island Island 58 kmE
- Duckbay Island Island 43 kmNE
- Lake Vyrnwy Lake 45 kmNW
60–100 km2,172 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 79 kmN
- Ynys Tywyn Island 89 kmW
- Hilbre Island Island 85 kmN
- Ynys Gifftan Island 86 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Earl's Hill Mountain, Pontesbury1.3 km SE
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Callow Castle Historic site, Minsterley2 km SW
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Radlith Mountain, Pontesbury1.6 km E
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Habberley Hall Historic site, Pontesbury2.3 km S
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Broompatch Mountain, Pontesbury2.6 km E
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Church Hill Mountain, Longden2.3 km SE
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Yockleton The Mount Historic site, Westbury4.3 km N
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Castle Pulverbatch Historic site, Church Pulverbatch4.4 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Pontesbury Village, Pontesbury0.3 km W
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Pontesbury Hill Neighbourhood, Pontesbury0.6 km SW
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Nills Hill Neighbourhood, Pontesbury0.9 km SW
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Minsterley Village, Minsterley2.9 km W
Sources & licences
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