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Village

Swell

Located in Fivehead, South Somerset District Coordinates: 51°00′23″ N 2°54′04″ W

Map showing the location of Swell Swell
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
25 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport44 km
EXT Exeter International Airport47 km

About Swell

Swell is a village. Location: Fivehead, South Somerset District. Elevation: 25 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include River Tone and Burrow Hill.

Climate of Swell

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 88 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (93 mm)
Driest month
April (51 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 Swell
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°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)906666515460586976828893

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Swell

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 44 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Exeter, 54 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 44 kmnorth
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 47 kmsouthwest
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 53 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 54 kmsouthwest
  • Bristol Population: 479K 54 kmnortheast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 56 kmnortheast
  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 56 kmnorth
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 65 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Swell

Within 100 km: 492 historic and cultural sites, 1,298 natural sites, 146 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km95 places

  • Fenning Island Island 25 kmN
  • Staple Hill Mountain 14 kmSW
  • Glastonbury Tor Mountain 21 kmNE
  • Wills Neck Mountain 24 kmNW

25–60 km629 places

  • Chesil Beach Beach 48 kmSE
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 30 kmS
  • Kilve Beach Beach 31 kmNW
  • Steep Holm Island 40 kmN

60–100 km1,212 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 74 kmSE
  • Avon Beach Beach 88 kmE
  • Goodrington Sands Beach 81 kmSW
  • Saunton Sands Beach 93 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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