Preston Capes Castle
Located in Preston Capes, Daventry District Coordinates: 52°11′22″ N 1°09′31″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 169 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BHX Birmingham Airport50 km
- LTN London Luton Airport65 km
About Preston Capes Castle
Preston Capes Castle is a historic site. Location: Preston Capes, Daventry District. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Preston Capes Hill and Canons Ashby Castle Hill.
Photos of Preston Capes Castle
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Arbury Hill Stavros1 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Climate of Preston Capes Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 59 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- December (61 mm)
- Driest month
- February (42 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) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 21° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 59 | 42 | 51 | 47 | 51 | 56 | 50 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 59 | 61 |
How to get to Preston Capes Castle
The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 50 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Northampton, 20 km to the east.
Airports
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 50 kmnorthwest
- London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 65 kmsoutheast
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 72 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Northampton Population: 245.9K 20 kmeast
- Milton Keynes Population: 256.4K 32 kmsoutheast
- Coventry Population: 345.3K 34 kmnorthwest
- Bedford Population: 106.9K 48 kmeast
- Oxford Population: 162.1K 49 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Preston Capes Castle
Within 100 km: 713 historic and cultural sites, 588 natural sites, 210 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km88 places
- Monkey Island Island 21 kmSE
- Edge Hill Mountain 23 kmW
- Oat Hill Mountain 17 kmW
- Honey Hill Mountain 23 kmN
25–60 km480 places
- Andersey Island Island 59 kmS
- Rose Isle Island 53 kmS
- Lock Wood Island Island 58 kmS
- Abbey Meadow Island 58 kmS
60–100 km943 places
- White Hart Lane Landmark 100 kmSE
- The Lynch Island 80 kmS
- Holm Island Island 94 kmSE
- Lot's Ait Island 98 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Preston Capes Hill Mountain, Preston Capes1 km SW
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Canons Ashby Castle Hill Historic site, Canons Ashby4 km S
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Farthingstone Castle Dykes Historic site, Farthingstone4.5 km E
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Everdon Hill Mountain, Everdon2.7 km N
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Woodford Hill Mountain, Woodford cum Membris3.5 km SW
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Arbury Hill Mountain, Catesby5.3 km NW
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Badby Down Mountain, Badby3.9 km NW
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Hinton Hill Mountain, Woodford cum Membris4.1 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Preston Capes Village, Preston Capes0.1 km SW
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Little Preston Village, Preston Capes1.3 km SE
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Fawsley Village, Fawsley1.3 km NW
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Hinton Village, Woodford cum Membris4.7 km SW
Sources & licences
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