Village

Sling

Located in West Dean, Forest of Dean Coordinates: 51°46′06″ N 2°36′18″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 200 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRS Bristol Airport44 km; CWL Cardiff International Airport66 km

About Sling

Sling is a village. Location: West Dean, Forest of Dean. Elevation: 200 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Stow Green and Bircham Wood.

Photos of Sling

English Bicknor Castle Stuart Wilding · CC BY-SA 2.0
St Briavels Castle Roy Parkhouse · CC BY-SA 2.0
Hewelsfield Motte Topo122 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Sling

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 Sling
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 Sling

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 44 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 27 km to the northeast.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 44 kmsouth
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 66 kmsouthwest
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 96 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Gloucester Population: 132.4K 27 kmnortheast
Newport Population: 161.5K 34 kmsouthwest
Bristol Population: 479K 35 kmsouth
Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 39 kmeast
Bath Population: 101.6K 47 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Sling

Within 100 km: 939 historic and cultural sites, 1,781 natural sites, 150 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km222 places

Hobbs Mountain 16 kmNE
May Hill Mountain 17 kmNE
Edmund's Tump Mountain 22 kmNW
Wentwood Mountain 22 kmSW

25–60 km874 places

Steep Holm Island 59 kmSW
Flat Holm Island 56 kmSW
Sully Island Island 58 kmSW
Alney Island Island 26 kmNE

60–100 km1,774 places

Kilve Beach Beach 77 kmSW
Barry Island Island 62 kmSW
Andersey Island Island 93 kmE
Harnham Water Meadows Island 96 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Stow Green Historic site, St. Briavels
2.4 km SW
Bircham Wood Mountain, Newland
3 km NW
St Briavels Castle Historic site, St. Briavels
4.2 km SW
Astridge Hill Mountain, Newland
3.6 km W
Berry Hill Mountain, West Dean
4.5 km N
Vallets Hill Mountain, West Dean
4.9 km NE