Mountain

Bailey Hill

Located in West Dean, Forest of Dean Coordinates: 51°46′02″ N 2°31′19″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 205 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Oldcroft; 2 km SE
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRS Bristol Airport45 km; CWL Cardiff International Airport70 km

About Bailey Hill

Bailey Hill is a mountain. Location: West Dean, Forest of Dean. Elevation: 205 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Blakeney Hill and Staple Edge Hill.

Climate of Bailey Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · 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 Bailey Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	9°	11°	15°	18°	20°	19°	17°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	2°
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 Bailey Hill

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 45 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 22 km to the northeast.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 45 kmsouth
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 70 kmsouthwest
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 93 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Gloucester Population: 132.4K 22 kmnortheast
Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 34 kmnortheast
Bristol Population: 479K 35 kmsouth
Newport Population: 161.5K 39 kmsouthwest
Bath Population: 101.6K 45 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Bailey Hill

Within 100 km: 930 historic and cultural sites, 1,682 natural sites, 147 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km193 places

Alney Island Island 21 kmNE
Hobbs Mountain 13 kmNE
May Hill Mountain 15 kmN
Robins Wood Hill Mountain 21 kmE

25–60 km816 places

Knightstone Island 56 kmSW
Glover's Island Island 54 kmNE
Denny Island Island 32 kmSW
The Island Island 57 kmN

60–100 km1,750 places

Kilve Beach Beach 81 kmSW
Steep Holm Island 63 kmSW
Flat Holm Island 60 kmSW
Barry Island Island 67 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Oldcroft Village, West Dean
2 km SE
Yorkley Slade Village, West Dean
0.6 km S
Bream Village, West Dean
4.4 km SW
Yorkley Village, West Dean
1.5 km SW
Lydney Town, Lydney
4.6 km S
Viney Hill Village, West Dean
1.9 km SE

Bailey Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Blakeney Hill Mountain, Awre
2.2 km E
Staple Edge Hill Mountain, Ruspidge and Soudley
2.7 km N
Forest of Dean Natural site, England
2.6 km NW
Kingsland Hill Mountain, Awre
3.5 km E
Blaze Bailey Mountain, Ruspidge and Soudley
4.7 km NE
Vallets Hill Mountain, West Dean
5.7 km NW
Cern Hill Historic site, Newnham
2.7 km NE
Crabtree Hill Mountain, Cinderford
6 km N

Bailey Hill

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026