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Village

Lake

Located in Thornford, West Dorset District Coordinates: 50°55′22″ N 2°33′03″ W

Map showing the location of Lake Lake
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
56 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRS Bristol Airport52 km
BOH Bournemouth Airport53 km

About Lake

Lake is a village. Location: Thornford, West Dorset District. Elevation: 56 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Honeycombe Tout and Sherborne Abbey.

Climate of Lake

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 75 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
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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Climate of Lake
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°13°16°19°21°21°18°15°11°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°8°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)876663535457525967757590

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lake

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 52 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Poole, 46 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 52 kmnorth
  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 53 kmeast
  • Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 64 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Poole Population: 151.5K 46 kmsoutheast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 52 kmnorth
  • Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 52 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 59 kmnorth
  • Exeter Population: 130.7K 72 kmwest

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

Day trips from Lake

Within 100 km: 460 historic and cultural sites, 1,075 natural sites, 129 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km113 places

  • Bathing Island Island 17 kmE
  • Fish's Island Island 17 kmE
  • Hod Hill Mountain 24 kmE
  • Bulbarrow Hill Mountain 18 kmSE

25–60 km508 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 48 kmSE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 32 kmS
  • Studland Beach Beach 51 kmSE
  • Man O'War Beach Beach 39 kmSE

60–100 km1,043 places

  • Isle of Wight Island 93 kmE
  • Avon Beach Beach 61 kmE
  • Goodrington Sands Beach 91 kmSW
  • Calshot Beach Beach 88 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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