Blue Anchor Bay
Located in West Somerset District, Somerset Coordinates: 51°12′40″ N 3°26′17″ W
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- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport22 km
- EXT Exeter International Airport53 km
About Blue Anchor Bay
Blue Anchor Bay is a natural site. Location: West Somerset District, Somerset. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Conygar Tower and Dunster Castle.
Photos of Blue Anchor Bay
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Daws Castle Simon Cobb · CC0
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Climate of Blue Anchor Bay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 117 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- November (117 mm)
- Driest month
- April (59 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 4° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 106 | 77 | 80 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 68 | 82 | 92 | 104 | 117 | 110 |
How to get to Blue Anchor Bay
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 22 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 35 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 22 kmnorth
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 53 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 54 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 35 kmnortheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 52 kmnortheast
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 55 kmsouth
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 58 kmnorthwest
- Bristol Population: 479K 65 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Blue Anchor Bay
Within 100 km: 609 historic and cultural sites, 1,586 natural sites, 160 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km129 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 15 kmE
- Barry Island Island 23 kmNE
- Wimbleball Lake Lake 17 kmS
- Culbone Hill Mountain 17 kmW
25–60 km744 places
- Saunton Sands Beach 56 kmW
- Putsborough Beach Beach 55 kmW
- Steep Holm Island 27 kmNE
- Flat Holm Island 29 kmNE
60–100 km1,482 places
- Goodrington Sands Beach 89 kmS
- Chesil Beach Beach 89 kmSE
- Charmouth Beach Beach 65 kmSE
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 81 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Conygar Tower Mountain, Dunster2.7 km S
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Dunster Castle Mountain, Dunster3.3 km S
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Withycombe Hill Mountain, Withycombe5.5 km S
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Periton Hill Mountain, Wootton Courtenay5.6 km SW
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Claydowns Hill Mountain, Old Cleeve7 km SE
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Dunster Castle Historic site, Dunster3.3 km S
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Monkham Hill Mountain, Withycombe7.5 km S
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National Trust Dunster Working Watermill Historic site, Dunster3.4 km S
More nature in United Kingdom
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Dunkery Hill Mountain, Cutcombe11 km SW
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Selworthy Beacon Mountain, Minehead Without7.9 km W
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Knowle Top Mountain, Luccombe8.7 km W
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Couple Cross Hill Mountain, Cutcombe9 km SW
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Five Bells Hill Mountain, Williton9 km SE
Sources & licences
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