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Minstead

Located in New Forest, Hampshire Coordinates: 50°53′03″ N 1°37′58″ W

Map showing the location of Minstead Minstead
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
67 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside
7
listed under Minstead
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BOH Bournemouth Airport19 km
SOU Southampton Airport21 km

About Minstead

Minstead is a village. Location: New Forest, Hampshire. Elevation: 67 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Lyndhurst Hill and New Forest.

Climate of Minstead

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (86 mm)
Driest month
July (38 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 Minstead
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°16°19°21°21°18°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°7°10°12°12°10°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)845862474755385366778586

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Minstead

The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 19 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (94 km). The nearest large city is Southampton, 16 km to the east.

Airports

  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 19 kmsouthwest
  • Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 21 kmeast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 94 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Southampton Population: 269.8K 16 kmeast
  • Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 25 kmsouthwest
  • Poole Population: 151.5K 31 kmsouthwest
  • Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 39 kmeast
  • Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 57 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Minstead

Within 100 km: 338 historic and cultural sites, 700 natural sites, 196 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km93 places

  • Avon Beach Beach 19 kmS
  • Calshot Beach Beach 24 kmE
  • Harnham Water Meadows Island 24 kmNW
  • Ham Island Island 17 kmNW

25–60 km443 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 41 kmE
  • Isle of Wight Island 33 kmSE
  • Brownsea Island Island 32 kmSW
  • Studland Beach Beach 33 kmSW

60–100 km698 places

  • St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 95 kmE
  • The Marlipins Museum Museum 96 kmE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 72 kmSW
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 91 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Minstead

7 places
  1. 1 Minstead 326

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

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