Village

Merbach

Located in Bredwardine, Herefordshire Coordinates: 52°06′10″ N 3°01′01″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 111 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport82 km; BRS Bristol Airport83 km

About Merbach

Merbach is a village. Location: Bredwardine, Herefordshire. Elevation: 111 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Merbach Hill and Newton Tump.

Photos of Merbach

Dorstone Castle Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Almeley Castle R J Higginson · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bredwardine Oldcastle Trevor Rickard · CC BY-SA 2.0
Kinnersley Castle Philip Pankhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0
Snodhill Castle original: Trevor Rickard derivative work: Paravane · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Merbach

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 115 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: January (128 mm)
Driest month: July (58 mm)

7° 2°

9° 3°

12° 4°

16° 7°

18° 10°

21° 12°

20° 12°

17° 10°

13° 7°

10° 4°

8° 3°

Jan

128

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

105

Nov

115

Dec

127

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 Merbach
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	12°	16°	18°	21°	20°	17°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	128	90	94	71	67	73	58	82	93	105	115	127

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Merbach

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 82 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Worcester, 55 km to the east.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 82 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 83 kmsouth
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 95 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Worcester Population: 101.7K 55 kmeast
Newport Population: 161.5K 57 kmsouth
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 59 kmsoutheast
Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 68 kmeast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 70 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Merbach

Within 100 km: 1,054 historic and cultural sites, 2,445 natural sites, 167 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km347 places

Pen y Gader-fawr Mountain 18 kmS
Hay Bluff Mountain 11 kmSW
Black Mountains Mountain 17 kmSW
Waun Fach Mountain 18 kmSW

25–60 km1,347 places

Alney Island Island 59 kmSE
The Island Island 27 kmNE
Bevere Island Island 55 kmE
Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 46 kmNW

60–100 km1,972 places

Llangrannog's Beach Beach 100 kmW
Ynys Lochtyn Island 99 kmW
Steep Holm Island 85 kmS
Flat Holm Island 81 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Merbach Hill Mountain, Clifford
0.7 km S
Newton Tump Historic site, Clifford
1.8 km SW
Bredwardine Oldcastle Historic site, Bredwardine
3.3 km E
The Knapp Historic site, Bredwardine
2.2 km E
Old Castleton Historic site, Clifford
2.1 km W
The Bage Historic site, Clifford
2.2 km S

Merbach

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026