Mountain

Painswick Beacon

Located in Painswick, Stroud Coordinates: 51°48′23″ N 2°11′34″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 283 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Painswick; 2.3 km S
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRS Bristol Airport60 km; BHX Birmingham Airport78 km

About Painswick Beacon

Painswick Beacon is a mountain. Location: Painswick, Stroud. Elevation: 283 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Castle Godwyn and High Brotheridge.

Climate of Painswick Beacon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
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 Painswick Beacon
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	15°	18°	20°	20°	17°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	0°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	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 Painswick Beacon

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 60 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 7 km to the northwest.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 60 kmsouthwest
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 78 kmnortheast
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 92 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Gloucester Population: 132.4K 7 kmnorthwest
Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 13 kmnortheast
Swindon Population: 201.7K 40 kmsoutheast
Worcester Population: 101.7K 43 kmnorth
Bristol Population: 479K 48 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Painswick Beacon

Within 100 km: 931 historic and cultural sites, 1,360 natural sites, 163 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km123 places

Alney Island Island 8 kmNW
Friday Island Island 22 kmSE
Hobbs Mountain 19 kmNW
May Hill Mountain 20 kmNW

25–60 km671 places

Glover's Island Island 36 kmNE
Denny Island Island 51 kmSW
Stanford Park Island Island 53 kmE
Denny Island Island 59 kmSW

60–100 km1,660 places

Kilve Beach Beach 99 kmSW
The Lynch Island 96 kmE
Steep Holm Island 82 kmSW
Flat Holm Island 80 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Painswick Village, Painswick
2.3 km S
Paradise Neighbourhood, Painswick
0.8 km S
Edge Village, Harescombe
2.8 km SW
Cockshoot Village, Painswick
2.5 km SE
Jack's Green Village, Painswick
2.9 km SE
Longridge Village, Painswick
2.9 km SE

Painswick Beacon

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Castle Godwyn Historic site, Painswick
0.5 km SE
High Brotheridge Mountain, Cranham
3 km NE
Nut Hill Mountain, Upton St. Leonards
3.1 km N
Juniper Hill Mountain, Painswick
3.9 km S
Robins Wood Hill Mountain, Gloucester District
4.1 km NW
Gelvum Way Park Natural site, Gloucester District
4.2 km N
Scottsquar Hill Mountain, Harescombe
4.5 km SW
Lobley's Drive Park Natural site, Gloucester District
4.3 km N

Painswick Beacon

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026