Mountain

Tan Hill

Located in Allcannings, Wiltshire Coordinates: 51°22′53″ N 1°53′00″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 294 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Allington; 2 km SW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRS Bristol Airport58 km; SOU Southampton Airport60 km

About Tan Hill

Tan Hill is a mountain. Location: Allcannings, Wiltshire. Elevation: 294 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Milk Hill and Silbury Hill.

Climate of Tan Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: December (78 mm)
Driest month: July (46 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 Tan Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	11°	15°	18°	20°	20°	17°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	1°	2°	6°	8°	11°	10°	8°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	73	52	58	47	51	57	46	58	65	69	71	78

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Tan Hill

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 58 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swindon, 21 km to the north.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 58 kmwest
Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 60 kmsoutheast
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 67 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Swindon Population: 201.7K 21 kmnorth
Bath Population: 101.6K 33 kmwest
Bristol Population: 479K 50 kmwest
Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 57 kmeast
Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 59 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Tan Hill

Within 100 km: 655 historic and cultural sites, 1,078 natural sites, 247 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km73 places

Windmill Hill Mountain 7 kmN
Beacon Hill Mountain 25 kmSE
Little Down Mountain 25 kmSE
Milk Hill Mountain 2 kmE

25–60 km434 places

Alney Island Island 60 kmNW
Andersey Island Island 53 kmNE
Harnham Water Meadows Island 36 kmS
Rose Isle Island 58 kmNE

60–100 km1,473 places

Portsea Island Natural site 86 kmSE
Isle of Wight Island 89 kmSE
Brownsea Island Island 77 kmS
Avon Beach Beach 73 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Allington Village, Allcannings
2 km SW
Townsend Neighbourhood, Allcannings
2.7 km S
All Cannings Village, Allcannings
3 km S
Stanton St. Bernard Municipality, Wiltshire
2.4 km SE
Stanton St Bernard Village, Stanton St. Bernard
2.6 km SE
Alton Barnes Village, Alton
3.4 km SE

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Milk Hill Mountain, Stanton St. Bernard
2.3 km E
Silbury Hill Mountain, Avebury
4.2 km NE
Golden Ball Hill Mountain, Alton
4.8 km E
Woodborough Hill Mountain, Woodborough
4.9 km SE
Waden Hill Mountain, Avebury
4.9 km NE
Cherhill Down Mountain, Calne Without
5.1 km NW
Morgan's Hill Mountain, Bishops Cannings
5.7 km NW
Roundway Hill Mountain, Bishops Cannings
6 km W

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Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026