Village

Houndscroft

Located in Minchinhampton, Stroud Coordinates: 51°43′17″ N 2°12′44″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 185 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 Airport51 km; CWL Cardiff International Airport86 km

About Houndscroft

Houndscroft is a village. Location: Minchinhampton, Stroud. Elevation: 185 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Minchinhampton Common and The New Lawn.

Photos of Houndscroft

The New Lawn Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Climate of Houndscroft

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)

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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 Houndscroft
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	9°	12°	15°	18°	21°	20°	17°	13°	10°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	7°	9°	12°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	81	59	65	56	57	65	50	67	73	72	76	86

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Houndscroft

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 51 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 16 km to the north.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 51 kmsouthwest
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 86 kmsouthwest
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 87 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Gloucester Population: 132.4K 16 kmnorth
Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 22 kmnortheast
Swindon Population: 201.7K 35 kmsoutheast
Bristol Population: 479K 40 kmsouthwest
Bath Population: 101.6K 40 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Houndscroft

Within 100 km: 894 historic and cultural sites, 1,312 natural sites, 163 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km109 places

Alney Island Island 16 kmN
Friday Island Island 17 kmSE
Hobbs Mountain 23 kmNW
May Hill Mountain 25 kmNW

25–60 km675 places

Glover's Island Island 45 kmNE
Denny Island Island 45 kmSW
Stanford Park Island Island 52 kmE
Denny Island Island 50 kmSW

60–100 km1,585 places

Kilve Beach Beach 92 kmSW
The Lynch Island 95 kmE
Steep Holm Island 75 kmSW
Flat Holm Island 74 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Minchinhampton Common Mountain, Minchinhampton
0.9 km S
The New Lawn Landmark, Nailsworth
2.9 km SW
Doverow Hill Mountain, Stonehouse
4.8 km NW
Juniper Hill Mountain, Painswick
5.7 km N
Scottsquar Hill Mountain, Harescombe
6.3 km N
Crawley Hill Mountain, Uley
6.9 km W