Mountain

Beacon Hill

Located in Cradley, Herefordshire Coordinates: 52°06′51″ N 2°26′06″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 168 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Ridgeway Cross; 1.4 km NE
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BHX Birmingham Airport60 km; BRS Bristol Airport84 km

About Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill is a mountain. Location: Cradley, Herefordshire. Elevation: 168 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Pimple Hill and Fromes Hill.

Climate of Beacon Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (90 mm)
Driest month: July (54 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 Beacon Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	9°	11°	15°	18°	20°	20°	17°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	0°	2°	3°	6°	8°	11°	10°	8°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	88	61	69	59	58	67	54	71	76	78	82	90

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Beacon Hill

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 60 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Worcester, 17 km to the northeast.

Airports

Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 60 kmnortheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 84 kmsouth
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 102 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Worcester Population: 101.7K 17 kmnortheast
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 31 kmsoutheast
Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 34 kmsoutheast
Dudley Population: 199.1K 49 kmnortheast
West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 54 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Beacon Hill

Within 100 km: 1,017 historic and cultural sites, 1,810 natural sites, 146 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km169 places

Bevere Island Island 19 kmNE
Worcestershire Beacon Mountain 7 kmE
Malvern Hills Mountain 7 kmSE
Aconbury Hill Mountain 24 kmSW

25–60 km941 places

Alney Island Island 30 kmSE
Glover's Island Island 33 kmE
The Island Island 26 kmNW
Withymoor Island Island 48 kmNE

60–100 km1,863 places

Steep Holm Island 98 kmSW
Flat Holm Island 95 kmSW
Barry Island Island 99 kmSW
Sully Island Island 96 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Ridgeway Cross Village, Cradley
1.4 km NE
Bosbury Village, Bosbury
2.9 km S
Stony Cross Village, Cradley
2.4 km NE
Westfield Village, Cradley
2.4 km E
Norbridge Village, Bosbury
1.8 km SE
Fromes Hill Village, Bishop's Frome
2.3 km W

Beacon Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pimple Hill Mountain, Cradley
2.7 km N
Fromes Hill Mountain, Bishop's Frome
2.9 km W
Bearswood Common Mountain, Cradley
4.6 km NE
High Grove Hill Mountain, Mathon
4.6 km E
Bagburrow Hill Mountain, Mathon
4.7 km E
Halesend Wood Mountain, Cradley
4.8 km NE
Bank Farm Hill Mountain, Mathon
4.8 km E
Oyster Hill Mountain, Colwall
5.2 km SE

Beacon Hill

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026