Payne's Down
Located in Thorncombe, West Dorset District Coordinates: 50°48′29″ N 2°52′27″ W
- Elevation
- 211 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- EXT Exeter International Airport39 km
- BRS Bristol Airport65 km
About Payne's Down
Payne's Down is a mountain. Location: Thorncombe, West Dorset District. Elevation: 211 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Pilsdon Pen and Lambert's Castle Hill.
Photos of Payne's Down
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Pilsdon Pen Jim Champion · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Payne's Down
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 97 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (104 mm)
- Driest month
- April (59 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) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 103 | 77 | 72 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 92 | 97 | 104 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Payne's Down
The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (EXT), 39 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (65 km). The nearest large city is Exeter, 47 km to the west.
Airports
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 39 kmwest
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 65 kmnorth
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 73 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 47 kmwest
- Poole Population: 151.5K 64 kmeast
- Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 71 kmeast
- Bath Population: 101.6K 73 kmnortheast
- Bristol Population: 479K 75 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Payne's Down
Within 100 km: 397 historic and cultural sites, 1,111 natural sites, 146 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km118 places
- Charmouth Beach Beach 9 kmS
- Staple Hill Mountain 21 kmNW
- Lewesdon Hill Mountain 5 kmE
- Hardown Hill Mountain 7 kmS
25–60 km469 places
- Chesil Beach Beach 29 kmSE
- Man O'War Beach Beach 47 kmSE
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 58 kmSW
- Babbacombe Beach Beach 58 kmSW
60–100 km1,067 places
- Brownsea Island Island 65 kmE
- Burgh Island Island 94 kmSW
- Avon Beach Beach 81 kmE
- Goodrington Sands Beach 66 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Holway Neighbourhood, Thorncombe2.3 km N
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Birdsmoorgate Village, Broadwindsor0.8 km SE
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Bettiscombe Village, West Dorset District1.9 km SE
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Marshalsea Village, Marshwood1.2 km S
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School House Village, Thorncombe2.2 km NW
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Thorncombe Village, Thorncombe2.2 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pilsdon Pen Mountain, Pilsdon2.9 km E
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Lambert's Castle Hill Mountain, Marshwood2.7 km SW
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Blackdown Hill Mountain, Broadwindsor2.7 km N
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Lewesdon Hill Mountain, Broadwindsor5.3 km E
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Conegar Hill Mountain, Broadwindsor5.8 km E
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Conegar Hill Mountain, Wootton Fitzpaine5.8 km S
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Pilsdon Historic site, Pilsdon2.8 km E
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Marshwood Castle Historic site, Marshwood4.1 km SE
Sources & licences
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