Holford emerges from the verdant folds of the Quantock Hills, where the air carries the sharp, salt-edged memory of the Bristol Channel. It lies 5.4 miles east-south-east of Watchet (from Watchet: bearing 105°T, OS grid ST 155 410), and is situated south-south-east of Kilve village. Sunlight catches the mossy stonework of the older cottages, illuminating a place where the earth seems to hold the quiet weight of centuries. To the north, the water of Mare’s Pool reflects the shifting moods of the Somerset sky, offering a mirror to the clouds that drift over the coastline. Beyond the rooftops, the ancient slopes of Woodlands Hill rise with a silent, persistent gravity, grounding the horizon in deep, dark greens. Holford retains a singular stillness, defined by the way the light catches the moisture on the leaves after a morning rain. The surrounding paths lead walkers toward the rugged heights, where the land opens into wide, wind-swept expanses that have witnessed the passage of generations. Visitors often find that the silence here is not empty, but rather a profound presence that defines the character of the landscape.
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Live animated radar for Holford and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Holford, 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 village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Holford includes coordinates 51.162076, -3.209704, 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 Holford is available on the Holford 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.