- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport22 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport50 km
About Fenny Castle
Fenny Castle is a historic site. Location: Wookey, Mendip District.
Fenny Castle is the remains of a motte and bailey castle in the parish of Wookey, Somerset, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, but not accessible to the public. It is sited on a natural hillock of Lias approximately 20 metres (66 ft) above the surrounding flat land on the edge of the Somerset Levels. Such sites were typically chosen for castles in low-lying areas.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Fenny Castle
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Wells Cathedral Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Glastonbury Abbey Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Fenny Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 94 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (101 mm)
- Driest month
- April (56 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 15° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 4° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 100 | 69 | 76 | 56 | 63 | 67 | 60 | 74 | 84 | 88 | 94 | 101 |
How to get to Fenny Castle
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 22 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bristol, 31 km to the north.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 22 kmnorth
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 50 kmnorthwest
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 71 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bristol Population: 479K 31 kmnorth
- Bath Population: 101.6K 32 kmnortheast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 46 kmnorthwest
- Newport Population: 161.5K 49 kmnorthwest
- Poole Population: 151.5K 73 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Fenny Castle
Within 100 km: 599 historic and cultural sites, 1,346 natural sites, 143 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km121 places
- Stert Island Island 22 kmW
- Denny Island Island 18 kmN
- Fenning Island Island 22 kmW
- Cheddar Reservoir Lake 12 kmNW
25–60 km685 places
- Charmouth Beach Beach 52 kmS
- Kilve Beach Beach 36 kmW
- Steep Holm Island 33 kmNW
- Flat Holm Island 36 kmNW
60–100 km1,282 places
- Brownsea Island Island 76 kmSE
- Avon Beach Beach 85 kmSE
- Chesil Beach Beach 63 kmS
- Studland Beach Beach 79 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hembury Hill Mountain, Wookey1.1 km N
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Glastonbury Abbey Attraction, Glastonbury4.8 km S
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Wells Cathedral Attraction, Wells5 km NE
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Ben Knowle Hill Mountain, St. Cuthbert Out1.6 km NE
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Hay Hill Mountain, St. Cuthbert Out2.3 km NE
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Knowle Hill Mountain, Wookey2.9 km N
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St Cuthberts Attraction, Wells4.5 km NE
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Oaks of Avalon Historic site, Glastonbury4.5 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Wells Town, Wells4.5 km NE -
Fenny Castle Village, Wookey0.5 km N
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Wookey Village, Wookey2.5 km N
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Henton Village, Wookey2.4 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources