Holway Hill
Located in Poyntington, West Dorset District Coordinates: 50°59′06″ N 2°31′21″ W
- Elevation
- 172 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BRS Bristol Airport46 km
- BOH Bournemouth Airport53 km
About Holway Hill
Holway Hill is a mountain. Location: Poyntington, West Dorset District. Elevation: 172 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Round Hill and Corton Hill Beacon.
Photos of Holway Hill
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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 Holway Hill
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 75 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 66 | 63 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 75 | 90 |
How to get to Holway Hill
The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 46 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bath, 45 km to the north.
Airports
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 46 kmnorth
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 53 kmsoutheast
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 69 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bath Population: 101.6K 45 kmnorth
- Poole Population: 151.5K 48 kmsoutheast
- Bristol Population: 479K 53 kmnorth
- Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 54 kmsoutheast
- Cardiff Population: 372.1K 72 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Holway Hill
Within 100 km: 480 historic and cultural sites, 1,117 natural sites, 130 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km108 places
- Bathing Island Island 16 kmSE
- Fish's Island Island 16 kmSE
- Hod Hill Mountain 24 kmSE
- Bulbarrow Hill Mountain 21 kmSE
25–60 km552 places
- Brownsea Island Island 51 kmSE
- Chesil Beach Beach 39 kmS
- Studland Beach Beach 54 kmSE
- Man O'War Beach Beach 44 kmSE
60–100 km1,067 places
- Isle of Wight Island 93 kmE
- Avon Beach Beach 62 kmSE
- Goodrington Sands Beach 97 kmSW
- Calshot Beach Beach 87 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Corton Denham Village, Corton Denham1.7 km N
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Holway Village, Sandford Orcas0.3 km SW
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Stafford's Green Village, Sandford Orcas0.8 km N
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Sherborne Town, Sherborne4.4 km S
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Higher Sandford Village, Sandford Orcas0.9 km SW
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Sandford Orcas Village, Sandford Orcas1.1 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Round Hill Mountain, Castleton1.9 km SW
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Corton Hill Beacon Mountain, Corton Denham2.7 km N
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The Beacon Mountain, Corton Denham2.7 km N
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Parrock Hill Mountain, Corton Denham3.2 km N
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Highmore's Hill Mountain, Milborne Port4.2 km SE
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Cadbury Castle Mountain, South Cadbury4.4 km N
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Sherborne Abbey Attraction, Sherborne4.3 km S
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Babylon Hill Mountain, Nether Compton5.9 km SW
Sources & licences
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