Southdown
Located in Bath and North East Somerset, England Coordinates: 51°22′06″ N 2°23′48″ W
- Elevation
- 141 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport22 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport66 km
About Southdown
Southdown is a mountain. Location: Bath and North East Somerset, England. Elevation: 141 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Brickfields Park and Culverhay Castle.
Photos of Southdown
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Bath Abbey Velvet · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Culverhay Castle Rick Crowley · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Twerton Park Nick from Bristol, UK · CC BY 2.0 -
Fashion Museum Mark Anderson · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Jane Austen Centre Fahdshariff at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Climate of Southdown
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 81 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (89 mm)
- Driest month
- July (50 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 60 | 68 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 50 | 67 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 89 |
How to get to Southdown
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 22 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bath, 3 km to the east.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 22 kmwest
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 66 kmwest
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 76 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Bath Population: 101.6K 3 kmeast
- Bristol Population: 479K 17 kmnorthwest
- Swindon Population: 201.7K 48 kmnortheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 48 kmnorthwest
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 56 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Southdown
Within 100 km: 698 historic and cultural sites, 1,258 natural sites, 157 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km117 places
- Denny Island Island 15 kmW
- Chew Valley Lake Lake 16 kmW
- Barrow Gurney Reservoir 1 Lake 19 kmW
- Barrow Gurney Tank 2 Lake 19 kmW
25–60 km651 places
- Steep Holm Island 50 kmW
- Flat Holm Island 51 kmW
- Sully Island Island 56 kmW
- Alney Island Island 56 kmN
60–100 km1,345 places
- Brownsea Island Island 81 kmS
- Avon Beach Beach 85 kmSE
- Chesil Beach Beach 83 kmS
- Calshot Beach Beach 98 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bath City, Bath and North East Somerset2.6 km E -
Twerton Neighbourhood, Englishcombe1.2 km N -
Southdown Neighbourhood, Bath and North East Somerset0.2 km NE
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Whiteway Neighbourhood, Bath and North East Somerset0.4 km N
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Kingsway Neighbourhood, Bath and North East Somerset0.7 km E
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Englishcombe Municipality, Bath and North East Somerset1.3 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Brickfields Park Natural site, Bath and North East Somerset1.2 km NE
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Culverhay Castle Historic site, Englishcombe0.6 km W
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Twerton Park Landmark, Englishcombe1.2 km N
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Lyncombe Hill Mountain, Bath and North East Somerset2.7 km E
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Bath Abbey Attraction, Bath and North East Somerset3 km NE -
Henrietta Park Natural site, Bath and North East Somerset3.5 km NE
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Fashion Museum Museum, Bath and North East Somerset3.1 km NE
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Jane Austen Centre Museum, Bath and North East Somerset2.9 km NE
Sources & licences
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