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Shapwick

Located in Sedgemoor District, Somerset Coordinates: 51°09′07″ N 2°49′41″ W

Map showing the location of Shapwick Shapwick
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
11 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
3
listed under Shapwick
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport27 km
CWL Cardiff International Airport45 km

About Shapwick

Shapwick is a village. Location: Sedgemoor District, Somerset. Elevation: 11 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Socombe Hill and Pedwell Hill.

Climate of Shapwick

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (88 mm)
Driest month
April (50 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 Shapwick
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°11°13°16°19°21°21°18°15°11°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)846162505360546471747888

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Shapwick

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 27 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bristol, 37 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 27 kmnorth
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 45 kmnorthwest
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 62 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bristol Population: 479K 37 kmnortheast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 41 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 44 kmnorthwest
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 50 kmnorth
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 68 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Shapwick

Within 100 km: 581 historic and cultural sites, 1,399 natural sites, 156 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km112 places

  • Knightstone Island 25 kmNW
  • Stert Island Island 16 kmNW
  • Fenning Island Island 15 kmNW
  • Cheddar Reservoir Lake 14 kmN

25–60 km710 places

  • Charmouth Beach Beach 47 kmS
  • Kilve Beach Beach 28 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 29 kmNW
  • Flat Holm Island 32 kmNW

60–100 km1,314 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 79 kmSE
  • Avon Beach Beach 90 kmSE
  • Goodrington Sands Beach 97 kmSW
  • Chesil Beach Beach 61 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Shapwick

3 places
  1. 1 Shapwick 536

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

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

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