Mountain

Birdlip Hill

Located in Cowley, Cotswold District Coordinates: 51°49′33″ N 2°06′39″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 300 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Birdlip; 0.3 km NE
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRS Bristol Airport65 km; BHX Birmingham Airport74 km

About Birdlip Hill

Birdlip Hill is a mountain. Location: Cowley, Cotswold District. Elevation: 300 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Crickley Hill and High Brotheridge.

Photos of Birdlip Hill

Miserden Castle Hchc2009 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Birdlip Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (96 mm)
Driest month: July (56 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 Birdlip Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	15°	17°	20°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	88	65	72	60	61	71	56	71	78	80	85	96

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Birdlip Hill

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 65 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cheltenham, 9 km to the north.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 65 kmsouthwest
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 74 kmnorth
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 98 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 9 kmnorth
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 10 kmnorthwest
Swindon Population: 201.7K 38 kmsoutheast
Worcester Population: 101.7K 41 kmnorth
Bath Population: 101.6K 53 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Birdlip Hill

Within 100 km: 924 historic and cultural sites, 1,302 natural sites, 166 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km110 places

Alney Island Island 11 kmNW
Friday Island Island 21 kmSE
Kemerton Lake 22 kmN
Hobbs Mountain 24 kmW

25–60 km639 places

Isle of Rhea Island 60 kmE
Fiddler's Island Island 58 kmE
Glover's Island Island 32 kmN
Denny Island Island 57 kmSW

60–100 km1,643 places

The Lynch Island 92 kmSE
Steep Holm Island 88 kmSW
Flat Holm Island 86 kmSW
Barry Island Island 94 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Birdlip Village, Cowley
0.3 km NE
Shurdington Village, Shurdington
4.2 km N
Great Witcombe Village, Tewkesbury
1.5 km W
Great Witcombe Village, Great Witcombe
1.5 km NW
Brimpsfield Village, Brimpsfield
2.1 km SE
Brimpsfield Village, Cotswold District
2.2 km S

Birdlip Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Crickley Hill Mountain, Coberley
2.4 km N
High Brotheridge Mountain, Cranham
3.3 km W
Emmas Grove Historic site, Coberley
2.1 km NE
Brimpsfield Castle Historic site, Brimpsfield
2.1 km SE
Leckhampton Hill Mountain, Shurdington
4.9 km NE
Nut Hill Mountain, Upton St. Leonards
5.1 km W
The Rookery Historic site, Brimpsfield
2.6 km SE
Painswick Beacon Mountain, Painswick
6 km W

Birdlip Hill

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026