Holywell Castle Mound
Located in Holywell, Flintshire Coordinates: 53°16′39″ N 3°13′22″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 84 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LPL Liverpool John Lennon Airport26 km
- MAN Manchester Airport63 km
About Holywell Castle Mound
Holywell Castle Mound is a historic site. Location: Holywell, Flintshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Basingwerk Abbey and Pen y Ball.
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument, National Monument of Wales
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Holywell Castle Mound
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Halkyn Mountain Phil Williams · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Flint Castle Lesbardd · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Holywell Castle Mound
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 100 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 83 | 63 | 76 | 60 | 58 | 66 | 59 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 100 | 92 |
How to get to Holywell Castle Mound
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), 26 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Birkenhead, 19 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 26 kmeast
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 63 kmeast
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 122 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 19 kmnortheast
- Liverpool Population: 496.8K 22 kmnortheast
- St Helens Population: 183.2K 38 kmnortheast
- Warrington Population: 172.3K 45 kmeast
- Wigan Population: 175.4K 49 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Holywell Castle Mound
Within 100 km: 611 historic and cultural sites, 1,916 natural sites, 212 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km168 places
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 9 kmNE
- Hilbre Island Island 12 kmN
- Little Eye Island 11 kmN
- Bidston Hill Mountain 17 kmNE
25–60 km751 places
- Formby Beach Beach 33 kmN
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 38 kmN
- St Anne's Beach Beach 54 kmN
- Puffin Island Island 54 kmW
60–100 km1,820 places
- British Isles Island 95 kmNW
- Anglesey Island 74 kmW
- Traeth Lligwy Beach 70 kmW
- Roanhead Beach Beach 99 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Basingwerk Abbey Historic site, Holywell1.5 km NE
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Pen y Ball Mountain, Brynford1.4 km SW
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Coed Allt y Tywood Mound Historic site, Whitford4.2 km W
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Cefn Mountain, Bagillt2.7 km SE
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Flint Castle Historic site, Flint6.8 km SE
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Hen Blas Historic site, Bagillt4.6 km SE
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Halkyn Mountain Mountain, Halkyn4.5 km S
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Bryn y Cwn Motte Historic site, Flint7.2 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Holywell Town, Holywell0.5 km SW
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Greenfield Village, Holywell0.8 km NE
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Bryn Celyn Neighbourhood, Holywell0.4 km NE
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Pen-y-maes Neighbourhood, Holywell0.9 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources