Village

Coleford

Located in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire Coordinates: 51°47′38″ N 2°37′05″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 175 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside: 12; listed under Coleford
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRS Bristol Airport46 km; CWL Cardiff International Airport67 km

About Coleford

Coleford is a village. Location: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. Elevation: 175 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Berry Hill and Bircham Wood.

Photos of Coleford

English Bicknor Castle Stuart Wilding · CC BY-SA 2.0
St Briavels Castle Roy Parkhouse · CC BY-SA 2.0
Monmouth Castle Pauline Eccles · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Coleford

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 (91 mm)
Driest month: July (46 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 Coleford
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	9°	11°	15°	18°	20°	20°	17°	13°	10°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	89	62	68	59	60	62	46	69	77	77	83	91

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Coleford

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 46 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 27 km to the east.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 46 kmsouth
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 67 kmsouthwest
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 95 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Gloucester Population: 132.4K 27 kmeast
Newport Population: 161.5K 35 kmsouthwest
Bristol Population: 479K 38 kmsouth
Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 39 kmeast
Bath Population: 101.6K 50 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Coleford

Within 100 km: 951 historic and cultural sites, 1,822 natural sites, 146 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km234 places

Hobbs Mountain 15 kmNE
May Hill Mountain 16 kmNE
Edmund's Tump Mountain 20 kmNW
Wentwood Mountain 23 kmSW

25–60 km906 places

Flat Holm Island 58 kmSW
Sully Island Island 60 kmSW
Alney Island Island 26 kmE
Knightstone Island 56 kmSW

60–100 km1,779 places

Kilve Beach Beach 79 kmSW
Steep Holm Island 61 kmSW
Barry Island Island 64 kmSW
Andersey Island Island 94 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Coleford

12 places

1 Coleford 9.3K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages11

Bakers Hill · Neighbourhood
Broadwell · Village
Coalway · Village
Crossways · Village
High Nash · Neighbourhood
Lower Berry Hill · Neighbourhood
Mile End · Village
Milkwall · Village
Palmers Flat · Neighbourhood
Poolway · Neighbourhood
Scowles · Village

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Berry Hill Mountain, West Dean
1.6 km N
Bircham Wood Mountain, Newland
1.7 km SW
Blake's Wood Mountain, Staunton Coleford
2.5 km NW
Staunton Coleford Castle Field Historic site, Staunton Coleford
3.1 km NW
Old Hills Mountain, Newland
3.3 km W
Vallets Hill Mountain, West Dean
3.5 km NE