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Bridges

Located in Ratlinghope, Shropshire Coordinates: 52°33′46″ N 2°53′46″ W

Map showing the location of Bridges Bridges
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
256 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHX Birmingham Airport79 km
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport86 km

About Bridges

Bridges is a village. Location: Ratlinghope, Shropshire. Elevation: 256 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Ratlinghope Hill and Adstone Hill.

Climate of Bridges

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 105 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
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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Climate of Bridges
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°15°17°20°19°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)107788568657262788796105111

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bridges

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 79 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 33 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 79 kmeast
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 86 kmnorth
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 97 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 33 kmnortheast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 52 kmeast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 56 kmeast
  • West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 61 kmeast
  • Walsall Population: 172.1K 62 kmeast

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

Day trips from Bridges

Within 100 km: 945 historic and cultural sites, 2,610 natural sites, 175 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km306 places

  • Reservoir Lake 15 kmNE
  • Brown Clee Hill Mountain 22 kmSE
  • Stiperstones Mountain 3 kmNW
  • Corndon Hill Mountain 9 kmW

25–60 km1,234 places

  • The Island Island 35 kmS
  • Bevere Island Island 58 kmSE
  • Withymoor Island Island 56 kmE
  • Duckbay Island Island 52 kmN

60–100 km2,190 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 88 kmN
  • Ynys Tywyn Island 92 kmNW
  • Hilbre Island Island 94 kmN
  • Ynys Gifftan Island 89 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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