Bincombe emerges as a quiet threshold where the rolling Somerset earth begins its slow ascent toward the wilder heights. It lies 7.2 miles west of Bridgwater (from Bridgwater: bearing 280°T, OS grid ST 182 391), and is situated south-west of Nether Stowey village. This modest cluster of dwellings rests firmly within the Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, sheltered by the protective embrace of the surrounding slopes. A mere stone’s throw to the west-north-west, the deep, verdant crease of Bin Combe draws the morning mist into its cool, shaded hollow. Just a short walk to the north-east, the earth rises to support the ancient, grassy ramparts of Stowey Castle, where the silence of the high ground holds the memory of medieval stone. Bincombe retains a singular stillness, defined by the way the light catches the limestone walls as the sun dips behind the ridge. The air here carries the scent of damp bracken and the distant, metallic tang of the Bristol Channel, grounding the visitor in the rhythm of the hills. Though larger literary echoes reside in the nearby cottage where Samuel Taylor Coleridge once wandered, Bincombe remains a place of private, elemental weight.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bincombe, Somerset, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bincombe includes coordinates 51.145426, -3.169482, in the county of Somerset, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Bincombe is available on the Bincombe map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Somerset weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.