Mountain

Beacon Hill

Located in Ilminster, South Somerset District Coordinates: 50°55′56″ N 2°54′50″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 103 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Ilminster; 0.6 km SE
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: EXT Exeter International Airport42 km; BRS Bristol Airport52 km

About Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill is a mountain. Location: Ilminster, South Somerset District. Elevation: 103 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Herne Hill and Stocklinch Hill.

Climate of Beacon Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 93 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: December (100 mm)
Driest month: April (58 mm)

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100

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 Beacon Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	12°	16°	19°	21°	20°	18°	14°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	8°	5°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	97	72	70	58	59	61	61	70	76	87	93	100

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Beacon Hill

The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (EXT), 42 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (52 km). The nearest large city is Exeter, 49 km to the southwest.

Airports

Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 42 kmsouthwest
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 52 kmnorth
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 60 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Exeter Population: 130.7K 49 kmsouthwest
Bristol Population: 479K 62 kmnorth
Bath Population: 101.6K 63 kmnortheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 64 kmnorth
Poole Population: 151.5K 70 kmeast

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

Day trips from Beacon Hill

Within 100 km: 453 historic and cultural sites, 1,240 natural sites, 144 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km124 places

Charmouth Beach Beach 22 kmS
Staple Hill Mountain 12 kmW
Lewesdon Hill Mountain 16 kmSE
Hardown Hill Mountain 21 kmS

25–60 km524 places

Chesil Beach Beach 41 kmSE
Man O'War Beach Beach 57 kmSE
Kilve Beach Beach 36 kmNW
Steep Holm Island 47 kmN

60–100 km1,189 places

Brownsea Island Island 72 kmE
Avon Beach Beach 86 kmE
Goodrington Sands Beach 74 kmSW
Saunton Sands Beach 94 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Ilminster Town, Ilminster
0.6 km SE
Ilton Village, Ilton
2.6 km N
Townsend Neighbourhood, Ilminster
1.2 km SE
Ashwell Village, Whitelackington
0.8 km NE
Knott Oak Neighbourhood, Ilminster
1.5 km SE
Dowlish Wake Village, Dowlish Wake
3 km SE

Beacon Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Herne Hill Mountain, Ilminster
1.5 km SW
Stocklinch Hill Mountain, Stocklinch
3.9 km NE
St Rayn Hill Mountain, West Crewkerne
6.8 km SE
Combe Beacon Mountain, Combe St. Nicholas
7.2 km SW
Burrow Hill Mountain, Kingsbury Episcopi
7.5 km NE
Crimson Hill Mountain, Hatch Beauchamp
8.1 km NW
Buckland Hill Mountain, Buckland St. Mary
8.6 km W
Pilsdon Pen Mountain, Pilsdon
15 km S

Beacon Hill

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026