Castle · near Holywell Green and Stainland · West Yorkshire

Shaw Castle

The site of Shaw Castle is 100 m east of Holywell Green and Stainland. 23 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Tolson Museum (8.1 km).

Where

100 m

east of Holywell Green and Stainland

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Castle near Holywell Green and Stainland

Just outside Holywell Green and Stainland

Shaw Castle is 100 m east of Holywell Green and Stainland. 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

Afternoons in Holywell Green and Stainland peak at 18–20°C, June to August.

Jan7° / 2°102 mm

Feb7° / 1°103 mm

Mar9° / 2°85 mm

Apr12° / 4°72 mm

May15° / 7°70 mm

Jun18° / 9°82 mm

Jul20° / 11°85 mm

Aug19° / 11°86 mm

Sep17° / 9°92 mm

Oct13° / 7°107 mm

Nov9° / 4°115 mm

Dec6° / 1°133 mm

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

About

Shaw Castle

Type: Castle
Town: 100 m east of Holywell Green and Stainland

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

The map

Mapping Shaw Castle

Numbered points are the places near Shaw Castle, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Towns around Shaw Castle, by distance

The largest of the 8 towns is Huddersfield, with 141,683 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 100 m west of it

Holywell Green and Stainland

2,799 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 900 m northeast of it

Elland

15,788 people · 14 places to visit

3 · 1 km south of it

Outlane

1,172 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 1.4 km southeast of it

Huddersfield

141,683 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Shaw Castle is	People	Places to visit
Holywell Green and Stainland	100 m west of it	2,799	6
Elland	900 m northeast of it	15,788	14
Outlane	1 km south of it	1,172	3
Huddersfield	1.4 km southeast of it	141,683	11
Halifax	2.4 km north of it	88,111	11
Barkisland	2.6 km west of it	991	4
Scapegoat Hill	3 km south of it	738	2
Brighouse	4 km northeast of it	33,159	13

Make a day of it

Pair Shaw Castle with these

Around it, within 15 km, lie 23 more, including 7 museums and an art gallery.

MuseumTolson Museum8.1 km away 2

MuseumColne Valley Museum3.9 km away 3

MuseumShibden Hall6.4 km away 4

Art galleryHuddersfield Library and Art Gallery6.5 km away 5

MuseumEureka! The National Children's Museum5.3 km away 6

MuseumCalderdale Industrial Museum5.5 km away 7

MuseumBankfield Museum6.6 km away 8

MuseumDewsbury Bus Museum13 km away

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

Questions people have about Shaw Castle

Where is Shaw Castle?

Shaw Castle is 100 m east of Holywell Green and Stainland, West Yorkshire.

What is Shaw Castle?

Castle.

When is the best time to visit Shaw Castle?

June to August are the warmest months in Holywell Green and Stainland, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Shaw Castle?

Within 15 km: Tolson Museum (8.1 km), Colne Valley Museum (3.9 km), Shibden Hall (6.4 km) and Huddersfield Library and Art Gallery (6.5 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)

Tolson Museum: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Colne Valley Museum: Richard Harvey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Shibden Hall: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Huddersfield Library and Art Gallery: Chris Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Eureka! The National Children's Museum: Sospot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Calderdale Industrial Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bankfield Museum: Linda Spashett Storye_book, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dewsbury Bus Museum: 24 Barnsley Road, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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