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Cheddar

Located in Sedgemoor District, Somerset Coordinates: 51°16′21″ N 2°46′28″ W

Map showing the location of Cheddar Cheddar
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
11 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
13
listed under Cheddar
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport13 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport42 km

About Cheddar

Cheddar is a village. Location: Sedgemoor District, Somerset. Elevation: 11 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Cheddar Gorge and Cheddar Reservoir.

Climate of Cheddar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 94 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
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 Cheddar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°13°16°19°21°21°18°15°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°2°4°4°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)10069765663676074848894101

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cheddar

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 13 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bristol, 24 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 13 kmnorth
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 42 kmwest
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 75 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bristol Population: 479K 24 kmnortheast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 31 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 36 kmnorthwest
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 38 kmnorthwest
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 76 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cheddar

Within 100 km: 665 historic and cultural sites, 1,447 natural sites, 140 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km145 places

  • Steep Holm Island 25 kmW
  • Knightstone Island 17 kmNW
  • Stert Island Island 18 kmW
  • Denny Island Island 14 kmNE

25–60 km740 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 33 kmW
  • Flat Holm Island 27 kmNW
  • Barry Island Island 38 kmW
  • Sully Island Island 32 kmNW

60–100 km1,367 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 86 kmSE
  • Avon Beach Beach 95 kmSE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 73 kmS
  • Studland Beach Beach 89 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Cheddar

13 places
  1. 1 Cheddar 5.2K
  2. 2 Longbottom 25
  3. 3 Tynings Farm 25

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

Cities & villages6

Mountains & nature2

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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