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Holnest

Located in West Dorset District, Dorset Coordinates: 50°53′07″ N 2°29′30″ W

Map showing the location of Holnest Holnest
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
78 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
2
listed under Holnest
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BOH Bournemouth Airport47 km
BRS Bristol Airport57 km

About Holnest

Holnest is a village. Location: West Dorset District, Dorset. Elevation: 78 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Leigh Drummers; The Castle and Dungeon Hill.

Climate of Holnest

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)

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 Holnest
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)896664535456495867777791

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Holnest

The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 47 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (57 km). The nearest large city is Poole, 41 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 47 kmeast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 57 kmnorth
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 67 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Poole Population: 151.5K 41 kmsoutheast
  • Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 47 kmsoutheast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 55 kmnorth
  • Bristol Population: 479K 64 kmnorth
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 75 kmwest

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

Day trips from Holnest

Within 100 km: 449 historic and cultural sites, 1,020 natural sites, 131 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km110 places

  • Bathing Island Island 14 kmE
  • Fish's Island Island 13 kmE
  • Wakeling Island Island 24 kmSE
  • Overton Island Island 24 kmSE

25–60 km462 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 43 kmSE
  • Avon Beach Beach 56 kmE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 29 kmS
  • Studland Beach Beach 46 kmSE

60–100 km1,028 places

  • Isle of Wight Island 88 kmE
  • Goodrington Sands Beach 92 kmSW
  • Calshot Beach Beach 83 kmE
  • Oddicombe Beach Beach 85 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Holnest

2 places

Cities & villages2

Nearby attractions & nature

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