Mountain

Long Hill

Located in Ashwick, Mendip District Coordinates: 51°13′06″ N 2°32′40″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 297 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Shepton Mallet; 3.2 km S
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRS Bristol Airport22 km; CWL Cardiff International Airport59 km

About Long Hill

Long Hill is a mountain. Location: Ashwick, Mendip District. Elevation: 297 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Cranmore Hill and Worminster Sleight.

Photos of Long Hill

Wells Cathedral Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Long Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (104 mm)
Driest month: April (59 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

11° 3°

14° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

16° 9°

13° 6°

9° 3°

7° 2°

Jan

101

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

104

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 Long Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	14°	17°	19°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	101	71	78	59	65	69	59	73	84	89	93	104

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Long Hill

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 22 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bath, 22 km to the northeast.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 22 kmnorthwest
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 59 kmwest
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 69 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Bath Population: 101.6K 22 kmnortheast
Bristol Population: 479K 27 kmnorth
Newport Population: 161.5K 52 kmnorthwest
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 53 kmnorthwest
Swindon Population: 201.7K 65 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Long Hill

Within 100 km: 606 historic and cultural sites, 1,261 natural sites, 139 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km147 places

Denny Island Island 15 kmN
Cheddar Reservoir Lake 19 kmW
Chew Valley Lake Lake 14 kmN
Barrow Gurney Reservoir 1 Lake 22 kmNW

25–60 km594 places

Charmouth Beach Beach 59 kmSW
Kilve Beach Beach 48 kmW
Steep Holm Island 42 kmW
Flat Holm Island 44 kmNW

60–100 km1,265 places

Brownsea Island Island 71 kmSE
Avon Beach Beach 79 kmSE
Chesil Beach Beach 65 kmS
Calshot Beach Beach 98 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Shepton Mallet Town, Shepton Mallet
3.2 km S
Oakhill Village, Ashwick
1.4 km NE
Ashwick Village, Ashwick
1.7 km NE
Croscombe Village, Mendip District
2.5 km SW
Bowlish Neighbourhood, Shepton Mallet
2.8 km S
Darshill Neighbourhood, Shepton Mallet
2.9 km S

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Cranmore Hill Mountain, Cranmore
5.2 km E
Worminster Sleight Mountain, St. Cuthbert Out
5.6 km SW
Pen Hill Mountain, St. Cuthbert Out
6 km W
Small Down Knoll Mountain, Evercreech
7.6 km SE
Launcherly Hill Mountain, North Wootton
7.6 km SW
Wells Cathedral Attraction, Wells
7 km W
Arthur's Point Mountain, St. Cuthbert Out
8.3 km W
North Hill Mountain, Priddy
9.4 km NW

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Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026