Mountain

Vallets Hill

Located in West Dean, Forest of Dean Coordinates: 51°48′26″ N 2°34′22″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 128 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Coleford; 3.1 km SW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRS Bristol Airport48 km; CWL Cardiff International Airport70 km

About Vallets Hill

Vallets Hill is a mountain. Location: West Dean, Forest of Dean. Elevation: 128 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Serridge Inclosure and Crabtree Hill.

Photos of Vallets Hill

English Bicknor Castle Stuart Wilding · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Vallets Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
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 Vallets Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	12°	15°	18°	20°	20°	17°	14°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	3°
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 Vallets Hill

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 48 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 24 km to the east.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 48 kmsouth
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 70 kmsouthwest
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 91 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Gloucester Population: 132.4K 24 kmeast
Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 36 kmeast
Newport Population: 161.5K 38 kmsouthwest
Bristol Population: 479K 39 kmsouth
Worcester Population: 101.7K 49 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Vallets Hill

Within 100 km: 959 historic and cultural sites, 1,780 natural sites, 147 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km215 places

Alney Island Island 23 kmE
Hobbs Mountain 12 kmNE
May Hill Mountain 13 kmNE
Robins Wood Hill Mountain 24 kmE

25–60 km874 places

Knightstone Island 58 kmSW
Glover's Island Island 53 kmNE
Denny Island Island 34 kmSW
The Island Island 52 kmN

60–100 km1,797 places

Kilve Beach Beach 82 kmSW
Steep Holm Island 64 kmSW
Flat Holm Island 61 kmSW
Barry Island Island 67 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Coleford Town, Coleford
3.1 km SW
Lydbrook Village, Lydbrook
3.4 km N
Edge End Village, West Dean
1.6 km NW
Carterspiece Village, West Dean
2.4 km NW
Mile End Village, Coleford
1.9 km W
Five Acres Neighbourhood, West Dean
2.7 km W

Vallets Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Serridge Inclosure Mountain, Cinderford
2.6 km NE
Crabtree Hill Mountain, Cinderford
3 km NE
Berry Hill Mountain, West Dean
3.2 km W
Forest of Dean Natural site, England
3.1 km SE
Staple Edge Hill Mountain, Ruspidge and Soudley
4.4 km SE
Bircham Wood Mountain, Newland
5.2 km SW
Blake's Wood Mountain, Staunton Coleford
5.3 km W
Ruardean Hill Mountain, Drybrook
5.5 km NE

Vallets Hill

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026