Mountain

Cow Castle

Located in Exmoor, West Somerset District Coordinates: 51°07′22″ N 3°43′29″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 332 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Simonsbath; 2.8 km NW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport40 km; EXT Exeter International Airport48 km

About Cow Castle

Cow Castle is a mountain. Location: Exmoor, West Somerset District. Elevation: 332 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Thornemead Hill and Horsen Hill.

Climate of Cow Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 159 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (163 mm)
Driest month: May (82 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 3°

14° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

16° 9°

13° 7°

9° 4°

7° 2°

Jan

160

Feb

113

Mar

118

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

101

Sep

117

Oct

138

Nov

159

Dec

163

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 Cow Castle
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	14°	17°	19°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	160	113	118	87	82	84	84	101	117	138	159	163

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cow Castle

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 40 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Exeter, 47 km to the south.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 40 kmnortheast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 48 kmsoutheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 76 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Exeter Population: 130.7K 47 kmsouth
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 55 kmnortheast
Swansea Population: 300.4K 57 kmnorth
Newport Population: 161.5K 72 kmnortheast
Bristol Population: 479K 87 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cow Castle

Within 100 km: 520 historic and cultural sites, 1,505 natural sites, 179 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km145 places

Wimbleball Lake Lake 19 kmE
Culbone Hill Mountain 11 kmN
Selworthy Beacon Mountain 16 kmNE
Periton Hill Mountain 17 kmNE

25–60 km618 places

Saunton Sands Beach 35 kmW
Mouthmill Beach Beach 51 kmW
Putsborough Beach Beach 35 kmW
Kilve Beach Beach 36 kmE

60–100 km1,441 places

Burgh Island Island 95 kmS
Goodrington Sands Beach 79 kmS
Chesil Beach Beach 98 kmSE
Charmouth Beach Beach 72 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Simonsbath Village, Exmoor
2.8 km NW
Exford Village, West Somerset District
4.9 km NE
Withypool and Hawkridge Village, West Somerset District
6.4 km SE
Twitchen Village, North Devon District
7.1 km S
Withypool Village, Withypool and Hawkridge
5.5 km E
North Molton Village, North Devon District
7.4 km SW

Cow Castle

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Thornemead Hill Mountain, Exford
1.5 km E
Horsen Hill Mountain, Exmoor
1.8 km S
Withypool Common Mountain, Withypool and Hawkridge
3.3 km SE
North Molton Ridge Mountain, North Molton
5.1 km S
Exmoor National Park Natural site, Exmoor
5.2 km N
Withypool Hill Mountain, Withypool and Hawkridge
5.5 km SE
Road Hill Mountain, Exford
5.8 km E
Five Barrows Hill Mountain, North Molton
6.2 km W

Cow Castle

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026