Sherborne Old Castle
Located in Castleton, West Dorset District Coordinates: 50°56′57″ N 2°30′08″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 70 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BOH Bournemouth Airport50 km
- BRS Bristol Airport50 km
About Sherborne Old Castle
Sherborne Old Castle is a historic site. Location: Castleton, West Dorset District. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Sherborne Abbey and Highmore's Hill.
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- Grade I listed building, scheduled monument
- Official website
- english-heritage.org.uk
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Sherborne Old Castle
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Hadrianus1959 · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Mik Peach · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
David Hawgood · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Adrian Farwell · CC BY 3.0 -
Michael Garlick · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Sherborne Old Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 75 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (90 mm)
- Driest month
- July (52 mm)
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).
Show values as a table
| 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° | 5° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 66 | 63 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 75 | 90 |
How to get to Sherborne Old Castle
The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 50 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (50 km). The nearest large city is Poole, 45 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 50 kmeast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 50 kmnorth
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 69 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Poole Population: 151.5K 45 kmsoutheast
- Bath Population: 101.6K 48 kmnorth
- Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 51 kmsoutheast
- Bristol Population: 479K 57 kmnorth
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 76 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sherborne Old Castle
Within 100 km: 475 historic and cultural sites, 1,070 natural sites, 130 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km106 places
- Bathing Island Island 14 kmE
- Fish's Island Island 14 kmE
- Hod Hill Mountain 22 kmE
- Bulbarrow Hill Mountain 17 kmSE
25–60 km527 places
- Brownsea Island Island 47 kmSE
- Avon Beach Beach 59 kmSE
- Chesil Beach Beach 35 kmS
- Studland Beach Beach 50 kmSE
60–100 km1,042 places
- Isle of Wight Island 91 kmE
- Goodrington Sands Beach 96 kmSW
- Calshot Beach Beach 85 kmE
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 88 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sherborne Abbey Attraction, Sherborne1.1 km W -
Highmore's Hill Mountain, Milborne Port2.3 km NE
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Round Hill Mountain, Castleton3.4 km NW
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Muse Hill Mountain, Goathill3.1 km E
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Honeycombe Tout Mountain, Lillington3.1 km SW
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Holway Hill Mountain, Poyntington4.2 km N
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Holt Hill Mountain, Stourton Caundle4.5 km SE
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Babylon Hill Mountain, Nether Compton5.2 km W
Nearest towns and villages
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Sherborne Town, Sherborne1.2 km W
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Sherborne Village, West Dorset District1.5 km W
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Oborne Village, West Dorset District1.9 km N
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Milborne Port Village, Milborne Port3.4 km NE
Sources & licences
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