Historic site · Hale · Greater Manchester

RAF Nimrod

RAF Nimrod is a historic site you can visit in Hale. Close by, within 5 km, are 7 more places to see. For a second stop, English Football Hall of Fame is 15 km away.

Where

In Hale

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Historic site in Hale

Inside Hale

RAF Nimrod is inside Hale’s built-up area, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The climate through the year

From June to September, Hale sees highs of 18–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°72 mm

Feb8° / 2°61 mm

Mar11° / 3°55 mm

Apr14° / 5°54 mm

May17° / 8°58 mm

Jun19° / 11°74 mm

Jul21° / 13°70 mm

Aug21° / 13°77 mm

Sep18° / 11°73 mm

Oct14° / 8°92 mm

Nov10° / 5°83 mm

Dec8° / 2°89 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Hale, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Hale. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Hale’s full climate →

About

RAF Nimrod

Historic site.

In Hale, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Historic site
Town: in Hale

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

The area around RAF Nimrod

RAF Nimrod is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Wythenshawe, with 97,665 people, is the largest of the 8. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Hale

16,716 people · 18 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km north of it

Wythenshawe

97,665 people · 23 places to visit

3 · 1.9 km east of it

Styal

143 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 2.9 km southeast of it

Wilmslow

25,716 people · 18 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where RAF Nimrod is	People	Places to visit
Hale	It’s in town	16,716	18
Wythenshawe	1.6 km north of it	97,665	23
Styal	1.9 km east of it	143	9
Wilmslow	2.9 km southeast of it	25,716	18
Altrincham	3.9 km northwest of it	49,672	12
Gatley	4.1 km northeast of it	9,149	18
Bowdon	4.8 km west of it	6,107	13
Knolls Green	4.8 km south of it	371	13

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Choose from 94 places within 15 km, such as 5 museums, an art gallery and a cathedral.

MuseumEnglish Football Hall of Fame15 km away 2

MuseumThe Manchester Museum13 km away 3

Art galleryManchester Art Gallery14 km away 4

CathedralManchester Cathedral15 km away 5

MuseumImperial War Museum North13 km away · 2K visitors a year 6

Big drawMuseumScience and Industry Museum14 km away · 830K visitors a year 7

MuseumChetham's Library15 km away 8

Historic houseBramall Hall8 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Good to know about RAF Nimrod

Where is RAF Nimrod?

RAF Nimrod is in Hale, Greater Manchester, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is RAF Nimrod?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit RAF Nimrod?

June to September are the warmest months in Hale, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near RAF Nimrod?

Within 15 km: English Football Hall of Fame (15 km), The Manchester Museum (13 km), Manchester Art Gallery (14 km) and Manchester Cathedral (15 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

English Football Hall of Fame: Marnanel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Manchester Museum: DrPhoenix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manchester Art Gallery: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manchester Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Imperial War Museum North: Imperial_War_Museum_2008.jpg: pit-yacker from UK derivative work: IxK85, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Science and Industry Museum: Science Museum Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chetham's Library: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bramall Hall: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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