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Village

Great Bolas

Located in Waters Upton, Telford and Wrekin Coordinates: 52°47′21″ N 2°31′20″ W

Map showing the location of Great Bolas Great Bolas
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
64 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHX Birmingham Airport64 km
MAN Manchester Airport64 km

About Great Bolas

Great Bolas is a village. Location: Waters Upton, Telford and Wrekin. Elevation: 64 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Moreton Corbet Castle and Hodnet Castle Hill.

Climate of Great Bolas

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (66 mm)
Driest month
February (44 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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Climate of Great Bolas
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)624452475057476360606566

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Great Bolas

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 64 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Telford, 13 km to the south.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 64 kmsoutheast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 64 kmnorth
  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 65 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Telford Population: 155.6K 13 kmsouth
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme Population: 127.7K 30 kmnortheast
  • Stoke-on-Trent Population: 258.4K 33 kmnortheast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 35 kmsoutheast
  • Walsall Population: 172.1K 43 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Great Bolas

Within 100 km: 899 historic and cultural sites, 2,127 natural sites, 176 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km113 places

  • Duckbay Island Island 24 kmN
  • Crose Mere Lake 24 kmW
  • Hawkstone lake Lake 12 kmNW
  • Reservoir Lake 21 kmSW

25–60 km922 places

  • Brown's Island Island 54 kmE
  • Holmes's Islands Island 56 kmNE
  • Withymoor Island Island 45 kmSE
  • Bromford Stop Island 47 kmSE

60–100 km2,167 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 74 kmNW
  • Formby Beach Beach 95 kmNW
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 98 kmN
  • Hilbre Island Island 82 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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