Mountain

Woolsbarrow

Located in Bloxworth, Purbeck District Coordinates: 50°43′55″ N 2°09′13″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 67 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Wareham; 5.8 km SE
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BOH Bournemouth Airport23 km; SOU Southampton Airport61 km

About Woolsbarrow

Woolsbarrow is a mountain. Location: Bloxworth, Purbeck District. Elevation: 67 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Trigon Hill and Gore Heath.

Photos of Woolsbarrow

Wareham Castle G. T. Clark · Public domain

Climate of Woolsbarrow

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 84 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: December (95 mm)
Driest month: July (41 mm)

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16° 7°

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15° 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 Woolsbarrow
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°	15°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	89	65	63	50	49	53	41	53	67	82	84	95

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Woolsbarrow

The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 23 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (82 km). The nearest large city is Poole, 12 km to the east.

Airports

Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 23 kmeast
Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 61 kmnortheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 82 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Poole Population: 151.5K 12 kmeast
Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 19 kmeast
Southampton Population: 269.8K 56 kmeast
Bath Population: 101.6K 73 kmnorth
Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 75 kmeast

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

Day trips from Woolsbarrow

Within 100 km: 287 historic and cultural sites, 720 natural sites, 108 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km126 places

Brownsea Island Island 14 kmE
Studland Beach Beach 16 kmSE
Man O'War Beach Beach 15 kmSW
Round Island Island 11 kmSE

25–60 km317 places

Avon Beach Beach 30 kmE
Chesil Beach Beach 31 kmW
Charmouth Beach Beach 53 kmW
Harnham Water Meadows Island 44 kmNE

60–100 km672 places

Portsea Island Natural site 77 kmE
Isle of Wight Island 61 kmE
Calshot Beach Beach 60 kmE
Kilve Beach Beach 91 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Wareham Town, Wareham
5.8 km SE
Bloxworth Village, Bloxworth
2.3 km NW
Bere Regis Village, Bere Regis
5 km NW
Wareham St. Martin Village, Purbeck District
4 km SE
Whitefield Village, Morden
2.6 km NE
Morden Village, Purbeck District
3.9 km NE

Woolsbarrow

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Trigon Hill Mountain, Wareham St. Martin
2.7 km S
Gore Heath Mountain, Wareham St. Martin
3.1 km E
Woodbury Hill Mountain, Bere Regis
4.4 km NW
Black Hill Mountain, Wareham St. Martin
5.5 km E
Charborough Tower Mountain, Lytchett Matravers
6.2 km NE
Tonerspuddle Heath Mountain, Turners Puddle
6.5 km W
Shitterton Hill Mountain, Bere Regis
6.6 km W
Hyde Hill Mountain, Arne
8.2 km SE

Woolsbarrow

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026