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Box

Located in Minchinhampton, Stroud Coordinates: 51°42′03″ N 2°12′15″ W

Map showing the location of Box Box
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
163 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 Airport50 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport86 km

About Box

Box is a village. Location: Minchinhampton, Stroud. Elevation: 163 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include The New Lawn and Minchinhampton Common.

Climate of Box

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (86 mm)
Driest month
July (50 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 Box
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°9°12°16°18°21°20°17°13°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°4°7°10°12°12°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)815965565765506773727686

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Box

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 50 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 19 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 50 kmsouthwest
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 86 kmsouthwest
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 89 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 19 kmnorth
  • Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 24 kmnorth
  • Swindon Population: 201.7K 33 kmsoutheast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 38 kmsouth
  • Bristol Population: 479K 39 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Box

Within 100 km: 885 historic and cultural sites, 1,283 natural sites, 165 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km100 places

  • Alney Island Island 18 kmN
  • Friday Island Island 16 kmE
  • Churchdown Hill Mountain 19 kmN
  • Robins Wood Hill Mountain 15 kmN

25–60 km668 places

  • Glover's Island Island 47 kmN
  • Denny Island Island 44 kmSW
  • Stanford Park Island Island 51 kmE
  • Denny Island Island 49 kmSW

60–100 km1,565 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 91 kmSW
  • The Lynch Island 94 kmE
  • Steep Holm Island 75 kmSW
  • Flat Holm Island 73 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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