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Sandhills

Located in Holwell, West Dorset District Coordinates: 50°53′26″ N 2°26′46″ W

Map showing the location of Sandhills Sandhills
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
82 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BOH Bournemouth Airport44 km
BRS Bristol Airport58 km

About Sandhills

Sandhills is a village. Location: Holwell, West Dorset District. Elevation: 82 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Dungeon Hill and Holt Hill.

Climate of Sandhills

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 Sandhills
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 Sandhills

The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 44 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (58 km). The nearest large city is Poole, 38 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 44 kmeast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 58 kmnorth
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 70 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Poole Population: 151.5K 38 kmsoutheast
  • Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 44 kmsoutheast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 54 kmnorth
  • Bristol Population: 479K 64 kmnorth
  • Southampton Population: 269.8K 73 kmeast

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

Day trips from Sandhills

Within 100 km: 449 historic and cultural sites, 993 natural sites, 125 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km102 places

  • Bathing Island Island 10 kmNE
  • Fish's Island Island 10 kmE
  • Wakeling Island Island 23 kmS
  • Overton Island Island 23 kmS

25–60 km466 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 40 kmSE
  • Avon Beach Beach 53 kmE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 30 kmS
  • Studland Beach Beach 43 kmSE

60–100 km999 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 98 kmE
  • Isle of Wight Island 85 kmE
  • Goodrington Sands Beach 95 kmSW
  • Calshot Beach Beach 80 kmE

Straight-line distances.

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