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Charterhouse

Located in Priddy, Mendip District Coordinates: 51°18′20″ N 2°43′13″ W

Map showing the location of Charterhouse Charterhouse
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Charterhouse
0.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
297 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport9 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport45 km

About Charterhouse

Charterhouse is a tourist attraction. Location: Priddy, Mendip District. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (9 km). Nearby sights include Charterhouse and Blackdown.

Climate of Charterhouse

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 Charterhouse
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°11°14°17°19°19°16°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°6°8°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)10069765663676074848894101

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Charterhouse

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 9 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bristol, 19 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 9 kmnorth
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 45 kmwest
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 80 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bristol Population: 479K 19 kmnortheast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 26 kmeast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 37 kmnorthwest
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 37 kmnorthwest
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 71 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Charterhouse

Within 100 km: 679 historic and cultural sites, 1,439 natural sites, 140 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km153 places

  • Knightstone Island 19 kmW
  • Denny Island Island 25 kmN
  • Stert Island Island 22 kmW
  • Denny Island Island 9 kmNE

25–60 km718 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 38 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 28 kmW
  • Flat Holm Island 29 kmW
  • Barry Island Island 40 kmW

60–100 km1,387 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 86 kmSE
  • Avon Beach Beach 94 kmSE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 76 kmS
  • Studland Beach Beach 90 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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