Village

Southwood

Located in Baltonsborough, Mendip District Coordinates: 51°05′53″ N 2°37′56″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 29 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 Airport32 km; CWL Cardiff International Airport60 km

About Southwood

Southwood is a village. Location: Baltonsborough, Mendip District. Elevation: 29 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Wimble Toot and Oaks of Avalon.

Photos of Southwood

Glastonbury Abbey Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Southwood

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: December (85 mm)
Driest month: April (50 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 Southwood
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	13°	16°	19°	21°	21°	18°	15°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	81	59	61	50	53	59	51	61	69	71	73	85

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Southwood

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 32 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bath, 36 km to the northeast.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 32 kmnorth
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 60 kmnorthwest
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 66 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Bath Population: 101.6K 36 kmnortheast
Bristol Population: 479K 40 kmnorth
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 57 kmnorthwest
Newport Population: 161.5K 60 kmnorthwest
Poole Population: 151.5K 62 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Southwood

Within 100 km: 540 historic and cultural sites, 1,233 natural sites, 132 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km110 places

Cheddar Reservoir Lake 23 kmNW
Blackdown Mountain 25 kmN
Glastonbury Tor Mountain 7 kmNW
Cranmore Hill Mountain 16 kmNE

25–60 km588 places

Chesil Beach Beach 52 kmS
Man O'War Beach Beach 59 kmSE
Charmouth Beach Beach 45 kmSW
Kilve Beach Beach 43 kmW

60–100 km1,207 places

Brownsea Island Island 65 kmSE
Avon Beach Beach 75 kmSE
Calshot Beach Beach 98 kmE
Studland Beach Beach 68 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Wimble Toot Historic site, Babcary
5.4 km S
Oaks of Avalon Historic site, Glastonbury
6.9 km NW
Chalice Well Attraction, Glastonbury
7.3 km NW
Gilling Down Mountain, Compton Dundon
6 km W
Ditcheat Hill Mountain, Ditcheat
6.7 km NE
Glastonbury Abbey Attraction, Glastonbury
7.9 km NW