Skip to content
Geonivora
Village

Ruardean

Located in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire Coordinates: 51°51′09″ N 2°33′20″ W

Map showing the location of Ruardean Ruardean
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
248 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
3
listed under Ruardean
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport53 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport74 km

About Ruardean

Ruardean is a village. Location: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. Elevation: 248 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Ruardean Hill and English Bicknor Castle.

Climate of Ruardean

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (82 mm)
Driest month
July (45 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Ruardean
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°15°17°20°19°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)815661545559456470707382

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ruardean

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 53 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 22 km to the east.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 53 kmsouth
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 74 kmsouthwest
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 87 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 22 kmeast
  • Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 33 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 42 kmsouthwest
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 44 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 44 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Ruardean

Within 100 km: 986 historic and cultural sites, 1,781 natural sites, 145 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km226 places

  • Alney Island Island 21 kmE
  • Hobbs Mountain 8 kmE
  • May Hill Mountain 9 kmNE
  • Robins Wood Hill Mountain 22 kmE

25–60 km867 places

  • Glover's Island Island 49 kmNE
  • Denny Island Island 40 kmSW
  • The Island Island 47 kmN
  • Denny Island Island 57 kmS

60–100 km1,819 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 87 kmSW
  • Steep Holm Island 69 kmSW
  • Flat Holm Island 66 kmSW
  • Barry Island Island 71 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Ruardean

3 places
  1. 1 Ruardean 1.8K

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

Cities & villages1

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: