Alveston Down
Located in Alveston, South Gloucestershire Coordinates: 51°35′29″ N 2°32′13″ W
- Elevation
- 97 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport26 km
- CWL Cardiff International Airport60 km
About Alveston Down
Alveston Down is a neighbourhood. Location: Alveston, South Gloucestershire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Thornbury Castle and Abbey Hill.
Photos of Alveston Down
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Thornbury Castle nick sarebi · CC BY 2.0
Climate of Alveston Down
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 78 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (83 mm)
- Driest month
- July (45 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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 83 | 56 | 64 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 45 | 67 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 83 |
How to get to Alveston Down
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 26 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bristol, 16 km to the south.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 26 kmsouthwest
- Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 60 kmwest
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 103 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Bristol Population: 479K 16 kmsouth
- Bath Population: 101.6K 27 kmsoutheast
- Newport Population: 161.5K 32 kmwest
- Gloucester Population: 132.4K 37 kmnortheast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 46 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Alveston Down
Within 100 km: 835 historic and cultural sites, 1,545 natural sites, 136 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km158 places
- Denny Island Island 18 kmSW
- Barrow Gurney Reservoir 1 Lake 23 kmSW
- Barrow Gurney Tank 2 Lake 23 kmSW
- Barrow Gurney Reservoir 3 Lake 22 kmS
25–60 km782 places
- Steep Holm Island 49 kmSW
- Flat Holm Island 47 kmSW
- Barry Island Island 56 kmSW
- Sully Island Island 51 kmSW
60–100 km1,576 places
- Charmouth Beach Beach 99 kmS
- Kilve Beach Beach 65 kmSW
- Andersey Island Island 88 kmE
- Harnham Water Meadows Island 78 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Thornbury Castle Historic site, Thornbury2.5 km N
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Abbey Hill Mountain, Thornbury2 km E
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Milbury Heath Mountain, Thornbury4.3 km NE
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Aust Hill Mountain, Aust5.4 km W
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Aust Cliff Mountain, Aust6.2 km W
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Aztec West Natural site, Gloucestershire5.8 km S
Sources & licences
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