Mountain

Herne Hill

Located in Ilminster, South Somerset District Coordinates: 50°55′16″ N 2°55′29″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 111 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Ilminster; 1.2 km NE
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: EXT Exeter International Airport40 km; BRS Bristol Airport53 km

About Herne Hill

Herne Hill is a mountain. Location: Ilminster, South Somerset District. Elevation: 111 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Beacon Hill and Stocklinch Hill.

Climate of Herne 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 Herne Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	12°	16°	18°	21°	20°	18°	14°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	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 Herne Hill

The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (EXT), 40 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (53 km). The nearest large city is Exeter, 48 km to the southwest.

Airports

Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 40 kmsouthwest
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 53 kmnorth
Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 60 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Exeter Population: 130.7K 48 kmsouthwest
Bristol Population: 479K 64 kmnorth
Bath Population: 101.6K 64 kmnortheast
Cardiff Population: 372.1K 65 kmnorth
Poole Population: 151.5K 70 kmeast

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

Day trips from Herne Hill

Within 100 km: 445 historic and cultural sites, 1,236 natural sites, 148 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km129 places

Charmouth Beach Beach 21 kmS
Staple Hill Mountain 11 kmW
Lewesdon Hill Mountain 15 kmSE
Hardown Hill Mountain 20 kmS

25–60 km517 places

Chesil Beach Beach 41 kmSE
Man O'War Beach Beach 57 kmSE
Kilve Beach Beach 37 kmNW
Steep Holm Island 48 kmN

60–100 km1,183 places

Brownsea Island Island 72 kmE
Burgh Island Island 99 kmSW
Avon Beach Beach 87 kmE
Goodrington Sands Beach 72 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Ilminster Town, Ilminster
1.2 km NE
Dowlish Ford Village, Ilminster
0.9 km SE
Dowlish Wake Village, Dowlish Wake
2.8 km SE
Sea Village, Donyatt
1 km S
Donyatt Village, Donyatt
1.2 km W
Moolham Village, Dowlish Wake
1.2 km SE

Herne Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Beacon Hill Mountain, Ilminster
1.5 km NE
Stocklinch Hill Mountain, Stocklinch
5.3 km NE
Combe Beacon Mountain, Combe St. Nicholas
6 km W
St Rayn Hill Mountain, West Crewkerne
6.4 km SE
Buckland Hill Mountain, Buckland St. Mary
7.7 km W
The Downs Mountain, Wambrook
8.6 km SW
Crimson Hill Mountain, Hatch Beauchamp
8.7 km NW
Burrow Hill Mountain, Kingsbury Episcopi
8.9 km NE

Herne Hill

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026