Gains Castle
Located in Ashley, Test Valley District Coordinates: 51°04′31″ N 1°27′12″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 92 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- SOU Southampton Airport15 km
- BOH Bournemouth Airport43 km
About Gains Castle
Gains Castle is a historic site. Location: Ashley, Test Valley District.
The remains of Ashley Castle are in the small village of Ashley, Test Valley, in Hampshire (grid reference SU385308). The visible remains now consist of sections of the ditch and ramparts.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1138
- Heritage designation
- scheduled monument
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Gains Castle
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Merdon Castle Jon S · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Gains Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 83 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (84 mm)
- Driest month
- July (41 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 82 | 55 | 61 | 45 | 47 | 55 | 41 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 84 |
How to get to Gains Castle
The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 15 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (82 km). The nearest large city is Southampton, 19 km to the south.
Airports
- Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 15 kmsoutheast
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 43 kmsouthwest
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 82 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Southampton Population: 269.8K 19 kmsouth
- Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 33 kmnortheast
- Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 40 kmsoutheast
- Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 50 kmsouthwest
- Reading Population: 318K 54 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gains Castle
Within 100 km: 468 historic and cultural sites, 792 natural sites, 243 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km82 places
- Harnham Water Meadows Island 25 kmW
- Ham Island Island 22 kmW
- Swan Island Island 6 kmN
- Great Island Island 21 kmW
25–60 km503 places
- Portsea Island Natural site 41 kmSE
- Isle of Wight Island 46 kmS
- Brownsea Island Island 56 kmSW
- Avon Beach Beach 43 kmSW
60–100 km918 places
- St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 86 kmE
- The Marlipins Museum Museum 87 kmE
- Chesil Beach Beach 93 kmSW
- Man O'War Beach Beach 77 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Merdon Castle Historic site, Hursley5.7 km SE
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Farley Mount Mountain, Hursley2.6 km SE
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Winchester Castle Historic site, Winchester District9.4 km E -
Winchester Cathedral Attraction, Winchester District9.9 km E -
Woolbury Mountain, Little Somborne4.5 km N
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Wolvesey Castle Historic site, Winchester District10 km E -
Strouds Hill Mountain, Kings Somborne4.6 km SW
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Violet Hill Mountain, Hursley4.4 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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Ashley Village, Ashley0.7 km NW
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Kings Somborne Village, Test Valley District1.6 km W
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Upper Somborne Village, Kings Somborne2.1 km NE
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Little Somborne Village, Little Somborne2.1 km N
Sources & licences
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