About Hopetown

Hopetown is a neighbourhood. Location: Normanton, Wakefield. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Whitwood Ferry Hill and Glasshoughton Colliery Tip.

Photos of Hopetown

Rothwell Castle Mike Kirby · CC BY-SA 2.0
$Pontefract Castle$
Pontefract Castle Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Climate of Hopetown

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 62 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (71 mm)
Driest month: July (46 mm)

7° 1°

10° 3°

12° 4°

16° 6°

19° 9°

21° 12°

21° 11°

18° 9°

14° 7°

10° 4°

8° 2°

Jan

68

Feb

49

Mar

55

Apr

51

May

50

Jun

59

Jul

46

Aug

57

Sep

56

Oct

60

Nov

62

Dec

71

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 Hopetown
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	10°	12°	16°	19°	21°	21°	18°	14°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	3°	4°	6°	9°	12°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	68	49	55	51	50	59	46	57	56	60	62	71

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hopetown

The nearest airport is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA), 25 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Wakefield, 7 km to the west.

Airports

Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 25 kmnorthwest
Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 71 kmsouthwest
Humberside Airport (HUY) Grimsby, Lincolnshire 71 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Wakefield Population: 109.8K 7 kmwest
Leeds Population: 536.3K 14 kmnorthwest
Bradford Population: 366.2K 25 kmnorthwest
Huddersfield Population: 149K 26 kmwest
Doncaster Population: 113.6K 27 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Hopetown

Within 100 km: 587 historic and cultural sites, 927 natural sites, 179 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km113 places

Beal Island Island 14 kmE
Heron Island Island 17 kmNE
Willow Island Island 10 kmE
Calder Island Island 9 kmSW

25–60 km535 places

Great Britain Island 52 kmNW
Read's Island Island 56 kmE
Whitton Island Island 47 kmE
The Island Island 44 kmN

60–100 km1,045 places

North Beach Beach 91 kmNE
Fraisethorpe Beach Beach 87 kmNE
The Island Island 62 kmN
Sunk Island Island 88 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Whitwood Ferry Hill Historic site, Wakefield
1.6 km N
Glasshoughton Colliery Tip Mountain, Wakefield
3.3 km E
River Calder River, Wakefield
3.3 km NE
Pontefract Castle Historic site, Wakefield
6.2 km E
Red Hill Mountain, Wakefield
4.7 km NE
Kings Mead Mountain, Wakefield
4.8 km SE

Hopetown

Ellentrees Neighbourhood, Normanton
1.8 km W
Lower Altofts Neighbourhood, Normanton
2.1 km W
Low Common Neighbourhood, Normanton
2 km NW
Woodhouse Neighbourhood, Normanton
2.2 km SW
Altofts Village, Normanton
2.5 km W
Woodhouse Common Neighbourhood, Normanton
2.5 km SW