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Mountain

Pen y Ball

Located in Brynford, Flintshire Coordinates: 53°16′18″ N 3°14′27″ W

Map showing the location of Pen y Ball Pen y Ball
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
258 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Holywell
0.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport27 km
MAN Manchester Airport65 km

About Pen y Ball

Pen y Ball is a mountain. Location: Brynford, Flintshire. Elevation: 258 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Holywell Castle Mound and Halkyn Mountain.

Climate of Pen y Ball

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 100 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (100 mm)
Driest month
May (58 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 Pen y Ball
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°16°18°18°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°2°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)8363766058665977849010092

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pen y Ball

The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 27 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 20 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 27 kmeast
  • Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 65 kmeast
  • Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 124 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 20 kmnortheast
  • Liverpool Population: 496.8K 23 kmnortheast
  • St Helens Population: 183.2K 39 kmnortheast
  • Warrington Population: 172.3K 46 kmeast
  • Wigan Population: 175.4K 50 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Pen y Ball

Within 100 km: 610 historic and cultural sites, 1,909 natural sites, 206 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km168 places

  • Thurstaston Beach Beach 10 kmNE
  • Hilbre Island Island 12 kmN
  • Little Eye Island 11 kmN
  • Bidston Hill Mountain 18 kmNE

25–60 km780 places

  • Formby Beach Beach 34 kmN
  • Ainsdale Beach Beach 39 kmN
  • St Anne's Beach Beach 55 kmN
  • Puffin Island Island 53 kmW

60–100 km1,777 places

  • British Isles Island 95 kmNW
  • Anglesey Island 73 kmW
  • Traeth Lligwy Beach 69 kmW
  • Roanhead Beach Beach 99 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Holywell Town, Holywell
    0.9 km NE
  • Greenfield Village, Holywell
    2.1 km NE
  • Calcoed Village, Brynford
    0.9 km S
  • Brynford Village, Brynford
    1.5 km S
  • Holway Neighbourhood, Holywell
    0.9 km N
  • Carmel Neighbourhood, Whitford
    1.4 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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