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Knightstone

Located in Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset Coordinates: 51°21′05″ N 2°59′21″ W

Map showing the location of Knightstone Knightstone
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
13 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Weston-super-Mare
1.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport19 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport25 km

About Knightstone

Knightstone is an island. Location: Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Anchor Head and Birnbeck Island.

Climate of Knightstone

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 Knightstone
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 Knightstone

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 19 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 20 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 19 kmeast
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 25 kmwest
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 75 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 20 kmnorthwest
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 26 kmnorth
  • Bristol Population: 479K 30 kmnortheast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 44 kmeast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 73 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Knightstone

Within 100 km: 723 historic and cultural sites, 1,640 natural sites, 145 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km153 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 24 kmSW
  • Steep Holm Island 9 kmW
  • Flat Holm Island 10 kmW
  • Barry Island Island 21 kmW

25–60 km773 places

  • Denny Island Island 26 kmE
  • Llandegfedd Reservoir Lake 38 kmN
  • Wimbleball Lake Lake 46 kmSW
  • Chew Valley Lake Lake 26 kmE

60–100 km1,582 places

  • Chesil Beach Beach 85 kmS
  • Saunton Sands Beach 91 kmW
  • Man O'War Beach Beach 96 kmSE
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 69 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Weston-super-Mare City, Weston-Super-Mare
    1.1 km SE
  • Worlebury Neighbourhood, Weston-Super-Mare
    2.8 km NE
  • Uphill Village, Weston-Super-Mare
    3.1 km S
  • Locking Village, Locking
    5.6 km E
  • Milton Neighbourhood, Weston-Super-Mare
    3.3 km E
  • Kewstoke Village, Kewstoke
    2.6 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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