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Mountain

Ley Hill

Located in Luccombe, West Somerset District Coordinates: 51°11′26″ N 3°35′41″ W

Map showing the location of Ley Hill Ley Hill
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
318 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Porlock
2 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CWL Cardiff International Airport29 km
EXT Exeter International Airport52 km

About Ley Hill

Ley Hill is a mountain. Location: Luccombe, West Somerset District. Elevation: 318 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Dunkery Beacon and Knowle Top.

Climate of Ley Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (145 mm)
Driest month
May (71 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 Ley Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°16°19°19°16°12°9°7°
Average low (°C)2°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)139991047371757895108125145143

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ley Hill

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 29 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 43 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 29 kmnortheast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 52 kmsouth
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 65 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Cardiff Population: 372.1K 43 kmnortheast
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 52 kmsouth
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 54 kmnorthwest
  • Newport Population: 161.5K 61 kmnortheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 76 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Ley Hill

Within 100 km: 577 historic and cultural sites, 1,592 natural sites, 171 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km133 places

  • Wimbleball Lake Lake 17 kmSE
  • Culbone Hill Mountain 7 kmNW
  • Selworthy Beacon Mountain 5 kmNE
  • Periton Hill Mountain 6 kmE

25–60 km682 places

  • Saunton Sands Beach 45 kmW
  • Putsborough Beach Beach 44 kmW
  • Kilve Beach Beach 26 kmE
  • Steep Holm Island 38 kmNE

60–100 km1,525 places

  • Goodrington Sands Beach 86 kmS
  • Chesil Beach Beach 95 kmSE
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 71 kmSE
  • Oddicombe Beach Beach 79 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Porlock Village, Porlock
    2 km N
  • Horner Village, Luccombe
    1.4 km NE
  • Porlock Village, West Somerset District
    3 km W
  • Luccombe Village, Luccombe
    2.5 km E
  • Minehead Town, Minehead
    8 km E
  • Selworthy Village, West Somerset District
    3.6 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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