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Blackdown

Located in Priddy, Mendip District Coordinates: 51°18′43″ N 2°44′27″ W

Map showing the location of Blackdown Blackdown
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
322 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Blagdon
2.3 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport8 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport43 km

About Blackdown

Blackdown is a mountain. Location: Priddy, Mendip District. Elevation: 322 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include Beacon Batch and Burrington Combe.

Climate of Blackdown

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 94 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (101 mm)
Driest month
April (56 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 Blackdown
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°2°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)10069765663676074848894101

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Blackdown

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 8 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bristol, 19 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 8 kmnorth
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 43 kmwest
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 80 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bristol Population: 479K 19 kmnortheast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 27 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 36 kmnorthwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 36 kmnorthwest
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 71 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Blackdown

Within 100 km: 688 historic and cultural sites, 1,454 natural sites, 141 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km147 places

  • Knightstone Island 18 kmW
  • Denny Island Island 24 kmN
  • Stert Island Island 21 kmSW
  • Denny Island Island 10 kmE

25–60 km732 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 37 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 26 kmW
  • Flat Holm Island 28 kmW
  • Barry Island Island 39 kmW

60–100 km1,404 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 88 kmSE
  • Avon Beach Beach 96 kmSE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 76 kmS
  • Studland Beach Beach 91 kmSE

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