Dunster Castle
Located in Dunster, West Somerset District Coordinates: 51°10′53″ N 3°26′41″ W
- Elevation
- 85 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- CWL Cardiff International Airport25 km
- EXT Exeter International Airport50 km
About Dunster Castle
Dunster Castle is a mountain. Location: Dunster, West Somerset District. Elevation: 85 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Conygar Tower and Dunster Castle.
Photos of Dunster Castle
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Climate of Dunster Castle
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 2°)
- 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° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 106 | 77 | 80 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 68 | 82 | 92 | 104 | 117 | 110 |
How to get to Dunster Castle
The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 25 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 38 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 25 kmnorth
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 50 kmsouth
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 56 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 38 kmnortheast
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 51 kmsouth
- Newport Population: 161.5K 55 kmnortheast
- Swansea Population: 300.4K 60 kmnorthwest
- Bristol Population: 479K 67 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Dunster Castle
Within 100 km: 584 historic and cultural sites, 1,558 natural sites, 158 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km124 places
- Kilve Beach Beach 15 kmE
- Wimbleball Lake Lake 13 kmS
- Culbone Hill Mountain 17 kmW
- Wills Neck Mountain 19 kmSE
25–60 km742 places
- Saunton Sands Beach 55 kmW
- Putsborough Beach Beach 54 kmW
- Steep Holm Island 29 kmNE
- Flat Holm Island 31 kmNE
60–100 km1,434 places
- Goodrington Sands Beach 86 kmS
- Chesil Beach Beach 87 kmSE
- Charmouth Beach Beach 63 kmSE
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 78 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Dunster Village, Dunster0.1 km NW
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Minehead Town, Minehead3.7 km NW
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Marsh Street Neighbourhood, Dunster1.1 km N
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Ellicombe Neighbourhood, Dunster1.4 km NW
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Carhampton Village, Carhampton1.8 km SE
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Carhampton Village, West Somerset District1.6 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Conygar Tower Mountain, Dunster0.6 km N
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Dunster Castle Historic site, Dunster0.1 km E
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National Trust Dunster Working Watermill Historic site, Dunster0.1 km S
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Withycombe Hill Mountain, Withycombe2.5 km SE
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Dunster Castle Gardens Attraction, Carhampton0.7 km S
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Blue Anchor Bay Natural site, West Somerset District3.3 km N
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Monkham Hill Mountain, Withycombe4.1 km S
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Periton Hill Mountain, Wootton Courtenay4.5 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources