- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 193 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport40 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport74 km
About Drakestone Point
Drakestone Point is a historic site. Location: Stinchcombe, Stroud. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Stinchcombe Hill and Berkeley Heath Mediumwave Transmitter.
Photos of Drakestone Point
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Berkeley Castle Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Drakestone Point
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 69 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 74 | 52 | 58 | 51 | 52 | 59 | 44 | 62 | 68 | 66 | 69 | 77 |
How to get to Drakestone Point
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 40 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 23 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 40 kmsouthwest
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 74 kmsouthwest
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 96 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 23 kmnortheast
- Bristol Population: 479K 29 kmsouthwest
- Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 32 kmnortheast
- Bath Population: 101.6K 34 kmsouth
- Swindon Population: 201.7K 44 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Drakestone Point
Within 100 km: 869 historic and cultural sites, 1,436 natural sites, 142 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km124 places
- Alney Island Island 22 kmNE
- Hobbs Mountain 22 kmN
- May Hill Mountain 24 kmN
- Robins Wood Hill Mountain 20 kmNE
25–60 km758 places
- Knightstone Island 56 kmSW
- Glover's Island Island 55 kmNE
- Denny Island Island 33 kmSW
- Denny Island Island 41 kmSW
60–100 km1,565 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 80 kmSW
- Steep Holm Island 63 kmSW
- Flat Holm Island 61 kmSW
- Barry Island Island 70 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Stinchcombe Hill Mountain, Stinchcombe0.2 km N
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Berkeley Heath Mediumwave Transmitter Landmark, Stinchcombe3 km NW
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Berkeley Castle Historic site, Berkeley5.2 km W
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Damery Old Castle Historic site, Alkington4.6 km SW
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Cam Peak Mountain, Cam3.3 km E
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Downham Hill Mountain, Uley4 km E
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Cam Long Down Mountain, Cam4.2 km E
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Kingswood Abbey Historic site, Kingswood6.1 km S
Nearest towns and villages
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Dursley Town, Dursley2 km E
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Stinchcombe Village, Stinchcombe0.9 km N
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North Nibley Village, North Nibley2.2 km S
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The Quarry Neighbourhood, Cam1.6 km N
Sources & licences
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