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The Sleight

Located in Timsbury, Bath and North East Somerset Coordinates: 51°19′54″ N 2°29′30″ W

Map showing the location of The Sleight The Sleight
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
202 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Timsbury
1.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport17 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport60 km

About The Sleight

The Sleight is a mountain. Location: Timsbury, Bath and North East Somerset. Elevation: 202 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Farmborough Common and Blackberry Hill.

Climate of The Sleight

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (94 mm)
Driest month
July (53 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 The Sleight
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°18°20°20°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)916470556065536677818394

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to The Sleight

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 17 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bath, 10 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 17 kmwest
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 60 kmwest
  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 76 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Bath Population: 101.6K 10 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 16 kmnorthwest
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 45 kmnorthwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 51 kmwest
  • Swindon Population: 201.7K 55 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from The Sleight

Within 100 km: 698 historic and cultural sites, 1,291 natural sites, 152 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km142 places

  • Denny Island Island 8 kmW
  • Cheddar Reservoir Lake 22 kmW
  • Chew Valley Lake Lake 9 kmW
  • Barrow Gurney Reservoir 1 Lake 15 kmNW

25–60 km640 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 54 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 43 kmW
  • Flat Holm Island 44 kmW
  • Barry Island Island 55 kmW

60–100 km1,359 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 80 kmSE
  • Avon Beach Beach 86 kmSE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 78 kmS
  • Studland Beach Beach 83 kmSE

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