Village

Maiden Head

Located in Dundry, North Somerset Coordinates: 51°23′41″ N 2°37′45″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 210 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 Airport6 km; CWL Cardiff International Airport50 km

About Maiden Head

Maiden Head is a village. Location: Dundry, North Somerset. Elevation: 210 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Dundry Down and Barrow Gurney Reservoir 3.

Photos of Maiden Head

Bristol Zoo Gardens Rodw at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Bristol Cathedral Adrian Pingstone · Public domain
Bristol Castle The book's text by JF Nicholls · Public domain
Cabot Tower Photograph taken by Rob Brewer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Clifton Suspension Bridge Gothick · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Maiden Head

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: January (93 mm)
Driest month: July (53 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 Maiden Head
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	15°	18°	20°	20°	17°	13°	10°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	12°	11°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	93	62	72	55	61	67	53	72	82	85	87	93

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Maiden Head

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 6 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bristol, 7 km to the north.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 6 kmwest
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 50 kmwest
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 88 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Bristol Population: 479K 7 kmnorth
Bath Population: 101.6K 19 kmeast
Newport Population: 161.5K 33 kmnorthwest
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 39 kmwest
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 59 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Maiden Head

Within 100 km: 736 historic and cultural sites, 1,449 natural sites, 146 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km156 places

Denny Island Island 18 kmNW
Denny Island Island 6 kmS
Cheddar Reservoir Lake 18 kmSW
Chew Valley Lake Lake 7 kmS

25–60 km717 places

Kilve Beach Beach 47 kmSW
Steep Holm Island 34 kmW
Flat Holm Island 34 kmW
Barry Island Island 45 kmW

60–100 km1,458 places

Brownsea Island Island 91 kmSE
Avon Beach Beach 97 kmSE
Chesil Beach Beach 85 kmS
Studland Beach Beach 94 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Dundry Down Mountain, Dundry
1.1 km W
Barrow Gurney Reservoir 3 Lake, Long Ashton
2.6 km NW
Barrow Gurney Tank 2 Lake, Barrow Gurney
2.6 km NW
Barrow Gurney Reservoir 1 Lake, Barrow Gurney
2.8 km W
Maes Knoll Mountain, Norton Malreward
3.8 km E
Clifton Suspension Bridge Landmark, Bristol
6.7 km N

Maiden Head

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026