Mountain

Dowsborough

Located in Holford, West Somerset District Coordinates: 51°08′43″ N 3°12′02″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 339 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Woodlands; 1.6 km N
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: CWL Cardiff International Airport30 km; BRS Bristol Airport43 km

About Dowsborough

Dowsborough is a mountain. Location: Holford, West Somerset District. Elevation: 339 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Black Hill and Wills Neck.

Photos of Dowsborough

Stogursey Castle Andrew Riley · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Dowsborough

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: November (119 mm)
Driest month: April (63 mm)

6° 1°

8° 2°

10° 3°

14° 6°

17° 8°

19° 11°

16° 9°

12° 6°

9° 3°

7° 2°

Jan

113

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

107

Nov

119

Dec

117

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 Dowsborough
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	10°	14°	17°	19°	19°	16°	12°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	8°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	113	83	85	63	64	66	72	84	94	107	119	117

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dowsborough

The nearest airport is Cardiff International Airport (CWL), 30 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Cardiff, 37 km to the north.

Airports

Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 30 kmnorth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 43 kmnortheast
Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 48 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Cardiff Population: 372.1K 37 kmnorth
Newport Population: 161.5K 51 kmnorth
Exeter Population: 130.7K 52 kmsouthwest
Bristol Population: 479K 54 kmnortheast
Bath Population: 101.6K 64 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Dowsborough

Within 100 km: 589 historic and cultural sites, 1,502 natural sites, 152 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km105 places

Kilve Beach Beach 6 kmN
Steep Holm Island 23 kmN
Stert Island Island 16 kmNE
Fenning Island Island 15 kmNE

25–60 km777 places

Charmouth Beach Beach 50 kmSE
Flat Holm Island 26 kmN
Barry Island Island 29 kmN
Sully Island Island 28 kmN

60–100 km1,361 places

Goodrington Sands Beach 85 kmS
Chesil Beach Beach 72 kmSE
Saunton Sands Beach 72 kmW
Man O'War Beach Beach 88 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Woodlands Village, Holford
1.6 km N
Over Stowey Village, Sedgemoor District
2.3 km SE
Nether Stowey Village, Nether Stowey
3.1 km E
Dodington Village, Holford
1.9 km NE
Holford Village, Holford
1.9 km N
Friarn Village, Over Stowey
2 km E

Dowsborough

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Black Hill Mountain, Holford
1.7 km SW
Wills Neck Mountain, West Bagborough
4 km S
Stowey Castle Historic site, Nether Stowey
2.6 km E
Lydeard Hill Mountain, West Bagborough
5.3 km S
Over Stowey Mound Historic site, Over Stowey
2.5 km E
Kilve Beach Beach, Kilve
5.6 km N
St Audrie's Bay Natural site, West Quantoxhead
6.6 km NW
Cothelstone Hill Mountain, Cothelstone
7.1 km SE

Dowsborough

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026