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Alkington

Located in Stroud, Gloucestershire Coordinates: 51°40′02″ N 2°25′31″ W

Map showing the location of Alkington Alkington
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
25 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
9
listed under Alkington
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport38 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport70 km

About Alkington

Alkington is a village. Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire. Elevation: 25 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Berkeley Castle and Berkeley Heath Mediumwave Transmitter.

Climate of Alkington

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (77 mm)
Driest month
July (44 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).

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Climate of Alkington
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°11°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°5°8°10°13°12°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)745258515259446268666977

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Alkington

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 38 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 25 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 38 kmsouthwest
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 70 kmsouthwest
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 99 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 25 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 26 kmsouthwest
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 33 kmsouth
  • Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 35 kmnortheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 41 kmwest

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

Day trips from Alkington

Within 100 km: 859 historic and cultural sites, 1,483 natural sites, 141 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km139 places

  • Alney Island Island 25 kmNE
  • Hobbs Mountain 23 kmN
  • May Hill Mountain 25 kmN
  • Robins Wood Hill Mountain 23 kmNE

25–60 km770 places

  • Steep Holm Island 60 kmSW
  • Flat Holm Island 58 kmSW
  • Knightstone Island 53 kmSW
  • Glover's Island Island 58 kmNE

60–100 km1,574 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 77 kmSW
  • Barry Island Island 67 kmSW
  • Sully Island Island 61 kmSW
  • Andersey Island Island 80 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Alkington

9 places

Cities & villages8

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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