Stowey Castle
Located in Nether Stowey, Sedgemoor District Coordinates: 51°08′59″ N 3°09′49″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 110 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport30 km
- BRS Bristol Airport41 km
About Stowey Castle
Stowey Castle is a historic site. Location: Nether Stowey, Sedgemoor District.
Stowey Castle (or Nether Stowey Castle known locally as The Mount) was a Norman motte-and-bailey castle, built in the 11th century, in the village of Nether Stowey on the Quantock Hills in Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Scheduled Monument, the foundations of the keep are also a Grade I listed building.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- Grade I listed building, scheduled monument
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Stowey Castle
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Enmore Castle William Watts · Public domain -
Stogursey Castle Andrew Riley · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Stowey Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 102 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (104 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 |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 11° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 101 | 74 | 75 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 64 | 77 | 84 | 95 | 102 | 104 |
How to get to Stowey Castle
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 30 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 37 km to the north.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 30 kmnorthwest
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 41 kmnortheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 49 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 37 kmnorth
- Newport Population: 161.5K 50 kmnorth
- Bristol Population: 479K 52 kmnortheast
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 54 kmsouthwest
- Bath Population: 101.6K 61 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Stowey Castle
Within 100 km: 592 historic and cultural sites, 1,505 natural sites, 157 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km98 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 7 kmNW
- Steep Holm Island 22 kmN
- Stert Island Island 14 kmNE
- Fenning Island Island 12 kmNE
25–60 km782 places
- Charmouth Beach Beach 50 kmS
- Flat Holm Island 26 kmN
- Barry Island Island 29 kmN
- Sully Island Island 28 kmN
60–100 km1,374 places
- Brownsea Island Island 98 kmSE
- Goodrington Sands Beach 86 kmS
- Chesil Beach Beach 71 kmSE
- Saunton Sands Beach 74 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Over Stowey Mound Historic site, Over Stowey0.9 km S
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Stogursey Castle Historic site, Stogursey3.3 km NE
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Fairfield House Historic site, Stringston3.3 km N
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Dowsborough Mountain, Holford2.6 km W
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Enmore Castle Historic site, Enmore6.8 km SE
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Black Hill Mountain, Holford4.2 km W
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Court House Landmark, East Quantoxhead6.5 km NW
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Wills Neck Mountain, West Bagborough4.9 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Nether Stowey Village, Nether Stowey0.5 km E
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Bincombe Village, Over Stowey0.6 km SW
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Over Stowey Village, Over Stowey1.1 km S
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Friarn Village, Over Stowey1.3 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources