About Holwell

Holwell is a village. Location: West Dorset District, Dorset. Elevation: 73 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Holt Hill and Dungeon Hill.

Photos of Holwell

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 Holwell

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)

8° 2°

10° 3°

12° 4°

16° 7°

19° 10°

21° 12°

18° 10°

15° 7°

11° 4°

9° 3°

Jan

89

Feb

66

Mar

64

Apr

53

May

54

Jun

56

Jul

49

Aug

58

Sep

67

Oct

77

Nov

77

Dec

91

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 Holwell
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	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 Holwell

The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 44 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (57 km). The nearest large city is Poole, 38 km to the southeast.

Airports

Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 44 kmeast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 57 kmnorth
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 72 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Poole Population: 151.5K 38 kmsoutheast
Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 44 kmsoutheast
Bath Population: 101.6K 53 kmnorth
Bristol Population: 479K 63 kmnorth
Southampton Population: 269.8K 72 kmeast

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

Day trips from Holwell

Within 100 km: 455 historic and cultural sites, 988 natural sites, 127 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km101 places

Bathing Island Island 9 kmE
Fish's Island Island 8 kmE
Wakeling Island Island 24 kmS
Overton Island Island 24 kmS

25–60 km472 places

Brownsea Island Island 40 kmSE
Avon Beach Beach 53 kmE
Chesil Beach Beach 32 kmS
Studland Beach Beach 43 kmSE

60–100 km997 places

Portsea Island Natural site 97 kmE
Isle of Wight Island 84 kmE
Goodrington Sands Beach 97 kmSW
Calshot Beach Beach 79 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Holwell

8 places

Cities & villages8

Hill Street · Village
Holwell · Village
Packers Hill · Village
Pleck · Neighbourhood
Pleck Green · Village
Sandhills · Village
The Borough · Village
Woodbridge · Village

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Holt Hill Mountain, Stourton Caundle
3.3 km N
Dungeon Hill Mountain, Buckland Newton
4.4 km S
Sherborne Abbey Attraction, Sherborne
7.8 km NW
Muse Hill Mountain, Goathill
5.4 km N
Sherborne Old Castle Historic site, Castleton
7.2 km NW
Sturminster Newton Castle Historic site, Sturminster Newton
8.8 km E

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