Mountain

Muse Hill

Located in Goathill, West Dorset District Coordinates: 50°56′55″ N 2°27′30″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 118 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Milborne Port; 2 km N
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BOH Bournemouth Airport47 km; BRS Bristol Airport52 km

About Muse Hill

Muse Hill is a mountain. Location: Goathill, West Dorset District. Elevation: 118 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Highmore's Hill and Holt Hill.

Photos of Muse Hill

Sherborne Abbey The original uploader was Isis at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sherborne Old Castle Pengannel · CC BY 2.0

Climate of Muse Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: December (91 mm)
Driest month: July (49 mm)

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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 Muse 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)	89	66	64	53	54	56	49	58	67	77	77	91

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Muse Hill

The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 47 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (52 km). The nearest large city is Poole, 42 km to the southeast.

Airports

Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 47 kmsoutheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 52 kmnorth
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 71 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Poole Population: 151.5K 42 kmsoutheast
Bath Population: 101.6K 48 kmnorth
Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 48 kmsoutheast
Bristol Population: 479K 57 kmnorth
Southampton Population: 269.8K 74 kmeast

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

Day trips from Muse Hill

Within 100 km: 483 historic and cultural sites, 1,044 natural sites, 127 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km100 places

Bathing Island Island 11 kmE
Fish's Island Island 11 kmE
Hod Hill Mountain 19 kmE
Bulbarrow Hill Mountain 15 kmSE

25–60 km517 places

Brownsea Island Island 45 kmSE
Avon Beach Beach 57 kmSE
Chesil Beach Beach 36 kmS
Studland Beach Beach 48 kmSE

60–100 km1,037 places

Portsea Island Natural site 99 kmE
Isle of Wight Island 88 kmE
Goodrington Sands Beach 98 kmSW
Calshot Beach Beach 82 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Milborne Port Village, Milborne Port
2 km N
Goathill Village, Goathill
0.6 km NW
Haydon Village, Goathill
0.6 km W
Haydon Village, West Dorset District
1.3 km SW
Purse Caundle Village, West Dorset District
1.5 km E
Castleton Village, West Dorset District
2 km W

Muse Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Highmore's Hill Mountain, Milborne Port
1.9 km NW
Holt Hill Mountain, Stourton Caundle
2.1 km SE
Toomer Hill Mountain, Henstridge
3.4 km NE
Sherborne Old Castle Historic site, Castleton
3.1 km W
Honeycombe Tout Mountain, Lillington
5.3 km SW
Sherborne Abbey Attraction, Sherborne
4.1 km W
Round Hill Mountain, Castleton
6 km NW
Holway Hill Mountain, Poyntington
6.1 km NW

Muse Hill

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026