Mountain

Skenchill

Located in Llanrothal, Herefordshire Coordinates: 51°51′38″ N 2°45′15″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 236 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Llanrothal; 1.1 km NW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRS Bristol Airport53 km; CWL Cardiff International Airport66 km

About Skenchill

Skenchill is a mountain. Location: Llanrothal, Herefordshire. Elevation: 236 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Pembridge Castle and Coedanghred Hill.

Photos of Skenchill

Treago Castle Tony Bailey · CC BY-SA 2.0
Skenfrith Castle Davidmholmes51 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pembridge Castle Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Monmouth Castle Pauline Eccles · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Skenchill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (88 mm)
Driest month: July (43 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 Skenchill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	15°	17°	20°	20°	17°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	88	61	65	56	57	58	43	65	72	75	78	87

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Skenchill

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 53 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Newport, 35 km to the southwest.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 53 kmsouth
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 66 kmsouthwest
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 95 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Newport Population: 161.5K 35 kmsouthwest
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 35 kmeast
Bristol Population: 479K 46 kmsouth
Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 47 kmeast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 52 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Skenchill

Within 100 km: 974 historic and cultural sites, 1,984 natural sites, 136 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km270 places

Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 24 kmSW
Hobbs Mountain 21 kmE
Sugar Loaf Mountain 21 kmW
May Hill Mountain 22 kmE

25–60 km1,030 places

Flat Holm Island 59 kmSW
Alney Island Island 34 kmE
Knightstone Island 59 kmS
Denny Island Island 37 kmS

60–100 km1,794 places

Kilve Beach Beach 81 kmSW
Steep Holm Island 63 kmSW
Barry Island Island 63 kmSW
Sully Island Island 60 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Llanrothal Village, Llanrothal
1.1 km NW
Skenfrith Village, Llangattock-Vibon-Avel
3.1 km NW
Welsh Newton Village, Welsh Newton
1.8 km E
St Maughan's Green Village, Llangattock-Vibon-Avel
1.6 km SW
Welsh Newton Municipality, Herefordshire
2.3 km E
Monmouth Town, Monmouth
6 km SE

Skenchill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Pembridge Castle Historic site, Welsh Newton
1.2 km NE
Coedanghred Hill Mountain, Llangattock-Vibon-Avel
2.6 km NW
Tregate Castle Historic site, Llanrothal
1.1 km S
Welsh Newton Common Mountain, Welsh Newton
3 km E
Buckholt Hill Mountain, Monmouth
3.2 km SE
Rockfield Hill Mountain, Monmouth
3.7 km S
Grist Castle Wood Mountain, Monmouth
4 km SE
Coed-y-pwll Mountain, Llangattock-Vibon-Avel
4.7 km NW

Skenchill

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026