Mountain

Bleax Hill

Located in East Orchard, North Dorset District Coordinates: 50°57′48″ N 2°13′50″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 121 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Hartgrove; 0.1 km W
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BOH Bournemouth Airport34 km; BRS Bristol Airport58 km

About Bleax Hill

Bleax Hill is a mountain. Location: East Orchard, North Dorset District. Elevation: 121 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Melbury Hill and Duncliffe Hill.

Climate of Bleax Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: December (93 mm)
Driest month: July (46 mm)

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12° 4°

16° 7°

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18° 10°

14° 7°

11° 4°

8° 3°

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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 Bleax Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	12°	16°	19°	21°	21°	18°	14°	11°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	11°	10°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	90	65	65	53	53	56	46	57	69	79	80	93

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bleax Hill

The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 34 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (58 km). The nearest large city is Poole, 33 km to the southeast.

Airports

Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 34 kmsoutheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 58 kmnorthwest
Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 61 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Poole Population: 151.5K 33 kmsoutheast
Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 37 kmsoutheast
Bath Population: 101.6K 47 kmnorth
Southampton Population: 269.8K 58 kmeast
Bristol Population: 479K 60 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Bleax Hill

Within 100 km: 465 historic and cultural sites, 925 natural sites, 132 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km100 places

Bathing Island Island 7 kmSW
Fish's Island Island 7 kmSW
Hod Hill Mountain 8 kmS
Compton Down Mountain 21 kmNE

25–60 km502 places

Brownsea Island Island 35 kmSE
Avon Beach Beach 44 kmSE
Chesil Beach Beach 44 kmSW
Studland Beach Beach 39 kmSE

60–100 km920 places

Portsea Island Natural site 84 kmE
Isle of Wight Island 74 kmSE
Calshot Beach Beach 67 kmE
Kilve Beach Beach 74 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Hartgrove Village, East Orchard
0.1 km W
Manston Town, Manston
2.9 km SW
East Orchard Village, East Orchard
0.8 km SW
Woodbridge Village, Fontmell Magna
0.7 km E
Compton Abbas Village, Compton Abbas
3 km E
Fontmell Magna Village, Fontmell Magna
3.1 km SE

Bleax Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Melbury Hill Mountain, Compton Abbas
3.7 km NE
Duncliffe Hill Mountain, Motcombe
4.6 km N
Hambledon Hill Mountain, Iwerne Courtney or Shroton
6.1 km S
Cox Hill Mountain, Marnhull
6.5 km W
Conygar Hill Mountain, Okeford Fitzpaine
7 km SW
Copse Hill Mountain, Sturminster Newton
7.3 km SW
Little Hill Mountain, Sedgehill and Semley
7.5 km NE
Hod Hill Mountain, Iwerne Stepleton
7.6 km S

Bleax Hill

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026