Merdon Castle
Located in Hursley, Winchester District Coordinates: 51°02′09″ N 1°24′04″ W
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 105 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- SOU Southampton Airport10 km
- BOH Bournemouth Airport42 km
About Merdon Castle
Merdon Castle is a historic site. Location: Hursley, Winchester District.
Merdon Castle is the site of a scheduled monument located near the parish of Hursley, in Hampshire, United Kingdom.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Heritage designation
- part of a Scheduled Monument
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Merdon Castle
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Winchester Cathedral Author: Antony McCallum · CC BY 3.0 -
Wolvesey Castle Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Gains Castle Rosemary Oakeshott · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Winchester Castle Martin Kraft · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Merdon 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° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 82 | 55 | 61 | 45 | 47 | 55 | 41 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 84 |
How to get to Merdon Castle
The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 10 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (82 km). The nearest large city is Southampton, 15 km to the south.
Airports
- Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 10 kmsouth
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 42 kmsouthwest
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 82 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Southampton Population: 269.8K 15 kmsouth
- Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 33 kmnortheast
- Portsmouth Population: 208.1K 34 kmsoutheast
- Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 49 kmsouthwest
- Poole Population: 151.5K 54 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Merdon Castle
Within 100 km: 461 historic and cultural sites, 766 natural sites, 242 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km78 places
- Ham Island Island 24 kmW
- Swan Island Island 12 kmNW
- Great Island Island 25 kmW
- May's Island Island 8 kmSW
25–60 km495 places
- Portsea Island Natural site 35 kmSE
- Isle of Wight Island 40 kmS
- Brownsea Island Island 55 kmSW
- Avon Beach Beach 41 kmSW
60–100 km896 places
- St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 81 kmE
- The Marlipins Museum Museum 82 kmE
- Chesil Beach Beach 94 kmSW
- Man O'War Beach Beach 77 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Violet Hill Mountain, Hursley1.3 km NW
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Claypit Hill Mountain, Hursley2.6 km SW
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Ladwell Hill Mountain, Hursley2.8 km S
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Gains Castle Historic site, Ashley5.7 km NW
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Farley Mount Mountain, Hursley3.1 km NW
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Winchester Castle Historic site, Winchester District6.4 km NE
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Winchester Cathedral Attraction, Winchester District6.8 km NE
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Wolvesey Castle Historic site, Winchester District6.9 km E
Nearest towns and villages
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Hursley Village, Hursley1.4 km SE
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Standon Village, Hursley0.7 km E
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Compton Village, Compton and Shawford4.7 km E -
Upper Slackstead Village, Hursley2.5 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources