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Lydney

Located in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire Coordinates: 51°43′17″ N 2°31′37″ W

Map showing the location of Lydney Lydney
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
10 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
12
listed under Lydney
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport40 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport67 km

About Lydney

Lydney is a village. Location: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. Elevation: 10 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Berkeley Castle and Hewelsfield Motte.

Climate of Lydney

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (91 mm)
Driest month
July (46 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 Lydney
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°2°4°5°8°11°13°13°11°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)896268596062466977778391

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lydney

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 40 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 25 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 40 kmsouth
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 67 kmsouthwest
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 97 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 25 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 30 kmsouth
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 36 kmsouthwest
  • Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 37 kmnortheast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 40 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Lydney

Within 100 km: 887 historic and cultural sites, 1,637 natural sites, 146 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km191 places

  • Alney Island Island 24 kmNE
  • Hobbs Mountain 18 kmN
  • May Hill Mountain 20 kmN
  • Robins Wood Hill Mountain 24 kmNE

25–60 km829 places

  • Steep Holm Island 59 kmSW
  • Flat Holm Island 56 kmSW
  • Sully Island Island 59 kmSW
  • Knightstone Island 52 kmSW

60–100 km1,650 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 76 kmSW
  • Barry Island Island 64 kmSW
  • Andersey Island Island 87 kmE
  • Harnham Water Meadows Island 88 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Lydney

12 places
  1. 1 Lydney 8.8K

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

Cities & villages9

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

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