Stormont Castle
Located in Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland Coordinates: 54°37′00″ N 5°50′00″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 156 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BHD George Best Belfast City Airport3 km
- BFS Belfast International Airport25 km
About Stormont Castle
Stormont Castle is a historic site. Location: Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is George Best Belfast City Airport (3 km). Nearby sights include Ballykeel and St Columba's Church.
Photos of Stormont Castle
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Belfast Castle Trevor Caruth · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Kingspan Stadium Aaronsc at English Wikipedia · Public domain -
Ulster Museum Robert Nash · CC BY 2.5
Climate of Stormont Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 79 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- October (86 mm)
- Driest month
- May (55 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° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 2° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 85 | 60 | 66 | 58 | 55 | 60 | 64 | 77 | 79 | 86 | 79 | 81 |
How to get to Stormont Castle
The nearest airport is George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), 3 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Belfast International Airport (BFS) (25 km). The nearest large city is Belfast, 6 km to the west.
Airports
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 3 kmwest
- Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 25 kmwest
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 92 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 6 kmwest
- Dublin Population: 1M 145 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 171 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 202 kmsoutheast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 224 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Stormont Castle
Within 100 km: 65 historic and cultural sites, 585 natural sites, 331 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km60 places
- Reagh Island Island 17 kmSE
- Lighthouse Island Island 22 kmNE
- Copeland Island Island 21 kmE
- Strangford Lough Lake 20 kmSE
25–60 km230 places
- West Maiden Island 35 kmN
- Reedy Flat Island 43 kmW
- Rams Island Island 31 kmW
- Guns Island Island 40 kmSE
60–100 km691 places
- Portstewart Beach Beach 84 kmNW
- Benone Beach Beach 91 kmNW
- Portstewart Strand Beach 86 kmNW
- The Skerries Island 85 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ballykeel Mountain, Ards and North Down1.9 km NE
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St Columba's Church Attraction, Belfast3.3 km SW
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Kingspan Stadium Landmark, Belfast6.4 km SW
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Belfast Castle Historic site, Belfast7.6 km NW
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Titanic Studio Museum, Belfast4.7 km W
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Belfast Lough RSPB Reserve Natural site, Belfast3.1 km NW
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Ulster Museum Museum, Belfast7.6 km SW
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Titanic Belfast Museum, Belfast5.2 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Holywood Town, Ards and North Down2.5 km N -
Dundonald Town, Lisburn and Castlereagh3.6 km SE -
Newtownabbey City, Antrim and Newtownabbey6.8 km NW -
Newtownards City, Ards and North Down9.6 km E
Sources & licences
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