Neighbourhood

Sandhills

Located in Oxford, Oxfordshire Coordinates: 51°45′50″ N 1°11′41″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 104 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LTN London Luton Airport58 km; LHR London Heathrow Airport60 km

About Sandhills

Sandhills is a neighbourhood. Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Shotover Hill and Shotover Country Park.

Photos of Sandhills

Kassam Stadium Nigel Cox · CC BY-SA 2.0
Pitt Rivers Museum Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ashmolean Museum Lewis Clarke · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Sandhills

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (64 mm)
Driest month: July (41 mm)

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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 Sandhills
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	10°	12°	16°	19°	22°	21°	18°	14°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	1°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	60	43	52	45	52	56	41	55	58	59	61	64

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Sandhills

The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (LTN), 58 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Oxford, 4 km to the west.

Airports

London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 58 kmeast
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 60 kmsoutheast
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 86 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Oxford Population: 162.1K 4 kmwest
High Wycombe Population: 133.2K 34 kmsoutheast
Reading Population: 318K 38 kmsoutheast
Milton Keynes Population: 256.4K 43 kmnortheast
Swindon Population: 201.7K 47 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Sandhills

Within 100 km: 934 historic and cultural sites, 809 natural sites, 264 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km76 places

Andersey Island Island 12 kmSW
Rose Isle Island 6 kmSW
Lock Wood Island Island 10 kmS
Abbey Meadow Island 12 kmSW

25–60 km489 places

The Lynch Island 37 kmSE
Holm Island Island 59 kmSE
Windsor Racecourse Island Island 49 kmSE
Wargrave Island Island 36 kmSE

60–100 km1,442 places

White Hart Lane Landmark 80 kmE
Sunbury Court Island 68 kmSE
Rivermead Island 68 kmSE
Lot's Ait Island 69 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Shotover Hill Mountain, Forest Hill with Shotover
1.5 km SE
Shotover Country Park Natural site, Forest Hill with Shotover
1.5 km SE
Ashmolean Museum Museum, Oxford
4.6 km W
Pitt Rivers Museum Museum, Oxford
4.2 km W
Red Hill Mountain, Forest Hill with Shotover
2.9 km E
Beckley Hill Mountain, Beckley and Stowood
3.1 km N