Village

Gibraltar

Located in Kempston Rural, Bedford Coordinates: 52°06′37″ N 0°31′37″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 42 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LTN London Luton Airport28 km; STN London Stansted Airport58 km

About Gibraltar

Gibraltar is a village. Location: Kempston Rural, Bedford. Elevation: 42 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Eastcotts Motte and Kempston Mediumwave Transmitter.

Photos of Gibraltar

Bedford Castle Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Gibraltar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: June (58 mm)
Driest month: February (39 mm)

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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 Gibraltar
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	10°	12°	16°	19°	22°	22°	18°	14°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	4°	6°	9°	12°	11°	10°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	55	39	50	48	49	58	47	53	56	57	58	57

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gibraltar

The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (LTN), 28 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bedford, 5 km to the northeast.

Airports

London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 28 kmsoutheast
London Stansted Airport (STN) London, Essex 58 kmsoutheast
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 71 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Bedford Population: 106.9K 5 kmnortheast
Milton Keynes Population: 256.4K 17 kmsouthwest
Luton Population: 225.3K 27 kmsouth
Northampton Population: 245.9K 29 kmnorthwest
Cambridge Population: 145.7K 45 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gibraltar

Within 100 km: 890 historic and cultural sites, 453 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km172 places

Heron Island Island 11 kmNW
Apple Island Island 4 kmN
Longholme Island Island 6 kmNE
Rink Islands Island 5 kmNE

25–60 km351 places

Duck Island Island 52 kmE
The Island Island 33 kmNE
Bradbury's Island Island 59 kmS
The Island Island 58 kmSW

60–100 km1,089 places

White Hart Lane Landmark 65 kmSE
The Lynch Island 73 kmS
Osea Island Island 99 kmSE
Northey Island Island 96 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Eastcotts Motte Historic site, Wootton
2.6 km S
Kempston Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Kempston
2.6 km E
Bedford Castle Historic site, Bedford
5.2 km NE
Elstow Abbey Attraction, Elstow
4 km E
Hillersdon House Historic site, Elstow
4 km E
Moot Hall Museum, Elstow
4 km E