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Natural site

Cheddar Gorge

Located in Sedgemoor District, Somerset Coordinates: 51°16′53″ N 2°46′01″ W

Map showing the location of Cheddar Gorge Cheddar Gorge
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
68 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cheddar
1 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport12 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport42 km

About Cheddar Gorge

Cheddar Gorge is a natural site. Location: Sedgemoor District, Somerset. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Callow Hill and Cheddar Yeo.

Climate of Cheddar Gorge

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 Gorge
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)10069765663676074848894101

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Cheddar Gorge

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 12 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bristol, 23 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 12 kmnorth
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 42 kmwest
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 76 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bristol Population: 479K 23 kmnortheast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 30 kmeast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 36 kmnorthwest
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 38 kmnorthwest
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 74 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Cheddar Gorge

Within 100 km: 668 historic and cultural sites, 1,453 natural sites, 140 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km144 places

  • Steep Holm Island 25 kmW
  • Knightstone Island 17 kmNW
  • Stert Island Island 18 kmW
  • Denny Island Island 13 kmNE

25–60 km733 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 34 kmW
  • Flat Holm Island 27 kmNW
  • Barry Island Island 38 kmW
  • Sully Island Island 33 kmNW

60–100 km1,384 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 86 kmSE
  • Avon Beach Beach 95 kmSE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 73 kmS
  • Studland Beach Beach 90 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Cheddar Town, Cheddar
    1 km SW
  • Cheddar Village, Sedgemoor District
    1.1 km SW
  • Lippiatt Neighbourhood, Cheddar
    0.5 km SW
  • Hamfield Neighbourhood, Cheddar
    0.7 km W
  • Hillfield Neighbourhood, Cheddar
    1.2 km W
  • Barrows Neighbourhood, Cheddar
    1.2 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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