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Symonds Yat

Located in Whitchurch, Herefordshire Coordinates: 51°50′39″ N 2°38′54″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
130 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport52 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport69 km

About Symonds Yat

Symonds Yat is a village. Location: Whitchurch, Herefordshire. Elevation: 130 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Great Doward and Elliots Wood.

Climate of Symonds Yat

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (82 mm)
Driest month
July (45 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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Climate of Symonds Yat
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°15°18°21°20°17°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°1°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)815661545559456470707382

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Symonds Yat

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 52 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gloucester, 28 km to the east.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 52 kmsouth
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 69 kmsouthwest
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 92 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 28 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 37 kmsouthwest
  • Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 40 kmeast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 43 kmsouth
  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 48 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Symonds Yat

Within 100 km: 970 historic and cultural sites, 1,862 natural sites, 143 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km239 places

  • Hobbs Mountain 14 kmE
  • May Hill Mountain 15 kmE
  • Ysgyryd Fawr Mountain 22 kmW
  • Edmund's Tump Mountain 16 kmW

25–60 km955 places

  • Alney Island Island 27 kmE
  • Knightstone Island 60 kmSW
  • Glover's Island Island 55 kmNE
  • Denny Island Island 37 kmS

60–100 km1,781 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 83 kmSW
  • Steep Holm Island 65 kmSW
  • Flat Holm Island 61 kmSW
  • Barry Island Island 66 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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