Mountain

Edge Hills

Located in Mitcheldean, Forest of Dean Coordinates: 51°50′28″ N 2°29′26″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 280 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Cinderford; 2 km S
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRS Bristol Airport53 km; CWL Cardiff International Airport77 km

About Edge Hills

Edge Hills is a mountain. Location: Mitcheldean, Forest of Dean. Elevation: 280 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Hangman's Hill and Chestnuts Hill.

Climate of Edge Hills

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (79 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 Edge Hills
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°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	77	54	60	53	54	61	46	65	69	67	71	79

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Edge Hills

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 53 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 17 km to the east.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 53 kmsouth
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 77 kmsouthwest
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 85 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Gloucester Population: 132.4K 17 kmeast
Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 29 kmeast
Worcester Population: 101.7K 43 kmnortheast
Bristol Population: 479K 44 kmsouth
Newport Population: 161.5K 45 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Edge Hills

Within 100 km: 977 historic and cultural sites, 1,707 natural sites, 147 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km219 places

Alney Island Island 16 kmE
Hobbs Mountain 5 kmNE
May Hill Mountain 6 kmNE
Churchdown Hill Mountain 22 kmE

25–60 km796 places

Glover's Island Island 47 kmNE
Denny Island Island 40 kmSW
The Island Island 50 kmN
Denny Island Island 56 kmS

60–100 km1,816 places

Kilve Beach Beach 88 kmSW
Steep Holm Island 70 kmSW
Flat Holm Island 68 kmSW
Barry Island Island 74 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Cinderford Town, Cinderford
2 km S
Mitcheldean Village, Mitcheldean
2.6 km N
Drybrook Village, Drybrook
2.4 km NW
Shapridge Village, Mitcheldean
1 km NE
Plump Hill Village, Mitcheldean
1.2 km N
Abenhall Village, Mitcheldean
1.7 km NE

Edge Hills

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Hangman's Hill Mountain, Blaisdon
1.6 km E
Chestnuts Hill Mountain, Littledean
2.1 km SE
Pool Hill Mountain, Mitcheldean
2.1 km NE
Ruardean Hill Mountain, Drybrook
3 km W
Breakheart Hill Mountain, Longhope
3.3 km N
Wigpool Common Mountain, Mitcheldean
3.4 km N
Crabtree Hill Mountain, Cinderford
3.8 km SW
Blaze Bailey Mountain, Ruspidge and Soudley
4.4 km S

Edge Hills

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026