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Village

Blue Anchor

Located in Carhampton, West Somerset District Coordinates: 51°10′52″ N 3°24′05″ W

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Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
19 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport24 km
EXT Exeter International Airport50 km

About Blue Anchor

Blue Anchor is a village. Location: Carhampton, West Somerset District. Elevation: 19 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Dunster Castle and Daws Castle.

Climate of Blue Anchor

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 117 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
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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Climate of Blue Anchor
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°16°18°21°20°18°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°11°13°13°11°8°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)1067780595962688292104117110

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Blue Anchor

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 24 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 37 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 24 kmnorth
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 50 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 53 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 37 kmnortheast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 52 kmsouth
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 53 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 62 kmnorthwest
  • Bristol Population: 479K 64 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Blue Anchor

Within 100 km: 590 historic and cultural sites, 1,556 natural sites, 155 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km122 places

  • Kilve Beach Beach 12 kmE
  • Wimbleball Lake Lake 14 kmS
  • Culbone Hill Mountain 20 kmW
  • Wills Neck Mountain 17 kmSE

25–60 km743 places

  • Saunton Sands Beach 58 kmW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 57 kmW
  • Steep Holm Island 27 kmNE
  • Flat Holm Island 29 kmNE

60–100 km1,436 places

  • Goodrington Sands Beach 86 kmS
  • Chesil Beach Beach 85 kmSE
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 61 kmSE
  • Oddicombe Beach Beach 78 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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