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Municipality

Banwell

Located in North Somerset, England Coordinates: 51°20′28″ N 2°52′23″ W

Map showing the location of Banwell Banwell
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
5 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
12
listed under Banwell
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport12 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport33 km

About Banwell

Banwell is a municipality. Location: North Somerset, England. Elevation: 5 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Locking Castle and Castle Batch.

Climate of Banwell

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 94 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (97 mm)
Driest month
April (52 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 Banwell
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°13°16°19°21°21°18°15°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°2°4°5°8°10°13°12°11°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)976873525763547484889497

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Banwell

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 12 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bristol, 23 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 12 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 33 kmwest
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 77 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bristol Population: 479K 23 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 26 kmnorthwest
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 29 kmnorth
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 36 kmeast
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 73 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Banwell

Within 100 km: 727 historic and cultural sites, 1,570 natural sites, 147 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km144 places

  • Steep Holm Island 17 kmW
  • Flat Holm Island 18 kmW
  • Sully Island Island 23 kmW
  • Knightstone Island 8 kmW

25–60 km766 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 30 kmSW
  • Barry Island Island 29 kmW
  • Lisvane Reservoir Lake 29 kmNW
  • Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 40 kmN

60–100 km1,534 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 96 kmSE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 82 kmS
  • Saunton Sands Beach 98 kmW
  • Studland Beach Beach 99 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Banwell

12 places
  1. 1 Banwell 2K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages9

Mountains & nature2

Nearby attractions & nature

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