Mountain

Cox Hill

Located in Marnhull, North Dorset District Coordinates: 50°57′30″ N 2°19′21″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 99 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Marnhull; 1.5 km NE
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BOH Bournemouth Airport39 km; BRS Bristol Airport55 km

About Cox Hill

Cox Hill is a mountain. Location: Marnhull, North Dorset District. Elevation: 99 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Bathing Island and Fish's Island.

Climate of Cox 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°

9° 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 Cox 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°	9°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	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 Cox Hill

The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 39 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (55 km). The nearest large city is Poole, 36 km to the southeast.

Airports

Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 39 kmsoutheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 55 kmnorthwest
Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 68 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Poole Population: 151.5K 36 kmsoutheast
Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 41 kmsoutheast
Bath Population: 101.6K 46 kmnorth
Bristol Population: 479K 59 kmnorth
Southampton Population: 269.8K 65 kmeast

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

Day trips from Cox Hill

Within 100 km: 477 historic and cultural sites, 966 natural sites, 134 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km95 places

Bathing Island Island 4 kmS
Fish's Island Island 4 kmS
Hod Hill Mountain 11 kmSE
Bulbarrow Hill Mountain 12 kmS

25–60 km503 places

Brownsea Island Island 39 kmSE
Avon Beach Beach 49 kmSE
Chesil Beach Beach 40 kmSW
Studland Beach Beach 42 kmSE

60–100 km979 places

Portsea Island Natural site 90 kmE
Isle of Wight Island 79 kmSE
Calshot Beach Beach 73 kmE
Oddicombe Beach Beach 99 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Marnhull Village, Marnhull
1.5 km NE
Pleck Village, Marnhull
0.2 km W
Manston Town, Manston
4 km E
Pillwell Neighbourhood, Marnhull
1.6 km NE
Walton Elm Village, Marnhull
0.7 km E
Hinton St. Mary Village, North Dorset District
2 km SE

Cox Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Bathing Island Island, Sturminster Newton
3.7 km S
Fish's Island Island, Sturminster Newton
4.1 km S
Copse Hill Mountain, Sturminster Newton
5.2 km S
Bleax Hill Mountain, East Orchard
6.5 km E
Sturminster Newton Castle Historic site, Sturminster Newton
4.3 km S
Conygar Hill Mountain, Okeford Fitzpaine
7 km SE
Duncliffe Hill Mountain, Motcombe
7.1 km NE
Toomer Hill Mountain, Henstridge
7.6 km W

Cox Hill

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026