Thornbury Castle
Located in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire Coordinates: 51°36′50″ N 2°31′51″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 29 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport29 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport61 km
About Thornbury Castle
Thornbury Castle is a historic site. Location: Thornbury, South Gloucestershire.
Thornbury Castle is a Tudor castle in the town of Thornbury, in Gloucestershire, England, erected next to the parish church of St Mary. Construction was begun in 1511 as a further residence for Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham (1478–1521), of Stafford Castle in Staffordshire. It is not a true military fortress but rather an early example of a Tudor country house, with minimal defensive attributes.
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Climate of Thornbury Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 78 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (83 mm)
- Driest month
- July (45 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) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 11° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 83 | 56 | 64 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 45 | 67 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 83 |
How to get to Thornbury Castle
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 29 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bristol, 18 km to the south.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 29 kmsouthwest
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 61 kmsouthwest
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 105 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Bristol Population: 479K 18 kmsouth
- Bath Population: 101.6K 29 kmsoutheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 33 kmwest
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 34 kmnortheast
- Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 45 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Thornbury Castle
Within 100 km: 850 historic and cultural sites, 1,556 natural sites, 132 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km163 places
- Denny Island Island 20 kmSW
- Barrow Gurney Reservoir 3 Lake 24 kmS
- Wentwood Mountain 23 kmW
- Buck Stone Mountain 23 kmNW
25–60 km790 places
- Steep Holm Island 51 kmSW
- Flat Holm Island 49 kmSW
- Barry Island Island 57 kmSW
- Sully Island Island 52 kmSW
60–100 km1,585 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 67 kmSW
- Andersey Island Island 87 kmE
- Harnham Water Meadows Island 79 kmSE
- Rose Isle Island 90 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Abbey Hill Mountain, Thornbury2.4 km SE
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Milbury Heath Mountain, Thornbury3.4 km E
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Berkeley Castle Historic site, Berkeley9.7 km NE -
Tintern Abbey Historic site, Gloucestershire14 km NW -
Severn Road Bridge Landmark, Tidenham7.8 km W
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Aust Hill Mountain, Aust5.7 km W
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Damery Old Castle Historic site, Alkington8.3 km NE
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Hewelsfield Motte Historic site, Hewelsfield and Brockweir13 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
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Thornbury City, Thornbury0.9 km SE
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Alveston Village, Alveston2.9 km S
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Gillingstool Neighbourhood, Thornbury1.1 km SE
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Morton Village, Thornbury1.3 km E
Sources & licences
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