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Bridgwater

Located in Sedgemoor District, Somerset Coordinates: 51°07′55″ N 3°00′11″ W

Map showing the location of Bridgwater Bridgwater
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
10 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
8
listed under Bridgwater
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport34 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport38 km

About Bridgwater

Bridgwater is a village. Location: Sedgemoor District, Somerset. Elevation: 10 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Chisley Mount and River Cary.

Climate of Bridgwater

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 102 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
December (104 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 Bridgwater
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°13°16°19°21°21°18°15°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°11°13°13°11°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)101747556596364778495102104

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bridgwater

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 34 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 41 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 34 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 38 kmnorthwest
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 53 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 41 kmnorth
  • Bristol Population: 479K 46 kmnortheast
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 51 kmnorth
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 52 kmnortheast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 59 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Bridgwater

Within 100 km: 594 historic and cultural sites, 1,459 natural sites, 156 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km112 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 17 kmNW
  • Steep Holm Island 24 kmN
  • Knightstone Island 24 kmN
  • Stert Island Island 11 kmN

25–60 km742 places

  • Charmouth Beach Beach 45 kmS
  • Flat Holm Island 29 kmN
  • Barry Island Island 35 kmNW
  • Sully Island Island 32 kmNW

60–100 km1,355 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 88 kmSE
  • Avon Beach Beach 100 kmSE
  • Goodrington Sands Beach 89 kmSW
  • Chesil Beach Beach 63 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Bridgwater

8 places
  1. 1 Bridgwater 41.3K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages6

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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