- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 81 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport54 km
- MAN Manchester Airport63 km
About Wem Castle
Wem Castle is a historic site. Location: Wem Urban, Shropshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include The wreck and Soulton.
Photos of Wem Castle
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Moreton Corbet Castle Sjwells53 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Wem Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 71 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (71 mm)
- Driest month
- February (46 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° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 62 | 46 | 53 | 50 | 51 | 56 | 50 | 62 | 65 | 66 | 71 | 69 |
How to get to Wem Castle
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 54 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 27 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 54 kmnorth
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 63 kmnortheast
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 80 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Telford Population: 155.6K 27 kmsoutheast
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 37 kmnortheast
- Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 40 kmnortheast
- Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 51 kmsoutheast
- Walsall Population: 172.1K 58 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Wem Castle
Within 100 km: 852 historic and cultural sites, 2,374 natural sites, 199 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km124 places
- Duckbay Island Island 18 kmNE
- Newton Mere Lake 10 kmNW
- Crose Mere Lake 8 kmW
- Hawkstone lake Lake 7 kmE
25–60 km1,021 places
- Birch Island Island 57 kmNE
- Wigg Island Island 55 kmN
- Spike Island Island 56 kmN
- Chasewater Lake 56 kmE
60–100 km2,280 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 61 kmNW
- Formby Beach Beach 83 kmN
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 87 kmN
- Ynys Tywyn Island 95 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
The wreck Natural site, Wem Urban0.6 km NE
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Soulton Historic site, Wem Rural3.7 km NE
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Shawbury Historic site, Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst4.9 km SE
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Moreton Corbet Castle Historic site, Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst7.5 km SE
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Weston under Redcastle Historic site, Weston-under-Redcastle5.2 km E
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Lee Hills Mountain, Moreton Corbet and Lee Brockhurst4.1 km E
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Redcastle Historic site, Weston-under-Redcastle6 km E
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Myddle Castle Historic site, Myddle and Broughton6.8 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Wem Town, Wem Urban0.7 km NE -
Barkers Green Village, Wem Rural1.7 km SE
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Ruewood Village, Wem Rural1.7 km SW
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Aston Village, Wem Rural1.8 km E
Sources & licences
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