Mountain

Salcombe Hill

Located in Salcombe, South Hams District Coordinates: 50°14′02″ N 3°46′39″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 118 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Salcombe; 0.7 km NE
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: EXT Exeter International Airport61 km; NQY Cornwall Airport Newquay90 km

About Salcombe Hill

Salcombe Hill is a mountain. Location: Salcombe, South Hams District. Elevation: 118 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include The Warren and Bolt Head.

Climate of Salcombe Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 107 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: February (night 3°)
Wettest month: December (123 mm)
Driest month: July (47 mm)

8° 3°

10° 4°

12° 5°

15° 8°

17° 10°

19° 12°

17° 11°

14° 9°

11° 6°

9° 4°

Jan

116

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

107

Dec

123

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 Salcombe Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	12°	15°	17°	19°	19°	17°	14°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	4°	5°	8°	10°	12°	12°	11°	9°	6°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	116	95	80	58	58	56	47	66	78	99	107	123

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Salcombe Hill

The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (EXT), 61 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Plymouth, 30 km to the northwest.

Airports

Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 61 kmnortheast
Cornwall Airport Newquay (NQY) Newquay 90 kmwest
Guernsey Airport (GCI) Saint Peter Port 123 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Plymouth Population: 260.2K 30 kmnorthwest
Exeter Population: 130.7K 57 kmnorth
Poole Population: 151.5K 138 kmnortheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 145 kmnorth
Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 145 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Salcombe Hill

Within 100 km: 164 historic and cultural sites, 794 natural sites, 111 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km95 places

Burgh Island Island 10 kmNW
Lannacombe Beach Beach 7 kmE
Gara Rock beach Beach 3 kmSE
South Milton Sands Beach 6 kmNW

25–60 km361 places

Goodrington Sands Beach 25 kmNE
Oddicombe Beach Beach 33 kmNE
Babbacombe Beach Beach 33 kmNE
Tregantle Beach Beach 38 kmW

60–100 km613 places

Chesil Beach Beach 97 kmNE
Charmouth Beach Beach 83 kmNE
Vault Beach Beach 72 kmW
Gylly Beach Beach 93 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Salcombe Village, Salcombe
0.7 km NE
Higher Batson Village, Salcombe
1 km N
Lower Batson Village, Salcombe
1.1 km N
Malborough Village, Malborough
2.6 km NW
Malborough Village, South Hams District
2.1 km W
Kingsbridge Town, Kingsbridge
5.6 km N

Salcombe Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

The Warren Mountain, Malborough
2 km SW
Bolt Head Natural site, Malborough
2.8 km S
Starehole Bay Natural site, England
2.4 km S
Gara Rock beach Beach, East Portlemouth
2.8 km SE
Ilton Castle Historic site, Malborough
2 km NW
Knowle Fork Mountain, Chivelstone
4.7 km E
Sutton Hill Mountain, South Milton
4.9 km NW
Kellaton Hill Mountain, Stokenham
6.6 km E

Salcombe Hill

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026