Lidgate Castle
Located in Lidgate, St. Edmundsbury District Coordinates: 52°11′39″ N 0°31′01″ E
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 80 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- STN London Stansted Airport39 km
- LTN London Luton Airport70 km
About Lidgate Castle
Lidgate Castle is a historic site. Location: Lidgate, St. Edmundsbury District.
Lidgate Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in the village of Lidgate, Suffolk, England, built to an unusual quadrangular design.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Lidgate Castle
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Bikeboy · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Denham Castle Keith Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Lidgate Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 62 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (62 mm)
- Driest month
- February (37 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° | 19° | 21° | 22° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 54 | 37 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 56 | 47 | 50 | 56 | 57 | 62 | 56 |
How to get to Lidgate Castle
The nearest airport is London Stansted Airport (STN), 39 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cambridge, 27 km to the west.
Airports
- London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 39 kmsouthwest
- London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 70 kmsouthwest
- London Southend Airport (SEN) Southend-on-Sea, Essex 70 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Cambridge Population: 145.7K 27 kmwest
- Colchester Population: 130.2K 43 kmsoutheast
- Ipswich Population: 178.8K 46 kmeast
- Chelmsford Population: 111.5K 51 kmsouth
- Peterborough Population: 163.4K 67 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lidgate Castle
Within 100 km: 740 historic and cultural sites, 255 natural sites, 237 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km34 places
- The Island Island 9 kmSW
- Gog Magog Hills Mountain 23 kmW
- Great Wood Mountain 7 kmE
- Castle Camps airfield Mountain 18 kmSW
25–60 km258 places
- West Mersea Beach Beach 55 kmSE
- Osea Island Island 56 kmS
- Northey Island Island 55 kmS
- Mersea Island Island 55 kmSE
60–100 km940 places
- Isle of Sheppey Island 91 kmS
- White Hart Lane Landmark 77 kmSW
- Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 91 kmS
- Snettisham Beach Beach 75 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kirtling Towers Landmark, Kirtling3.5 km W
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Denham Castle Historic site, Gazeley5.4 km NE
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Clare Castle Historic site, Clare14 km S -
Burwell Castle Historic site, Burwell16 km NW -
Chippenham Historic site, Chippenham9.9 km NW
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Hedingham Castle Historic site, Castle Hedingham23 km S -
Abbey Stadium Landmark, Cambridge District25 km W -
Freckenham Castle Historic site, Freckenham15 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Lidgate Village, Lidgate0.4 km S
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Ousden Village, St. Edmundsbury District1.9 km NE
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Cheveley Village, Cheveley4.6 km NW
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Wickhambrook Village, Wickhambrook3.4 km SE
Sources & licences
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