Mountain

Trow Down

Located in Alvediston, Wiltshire Coordinates: 50°59′40″ N 2°02′36″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 243 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Alvediston; 1.8 km N
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BOH Bournemouth Airport28 km; SOU Southampton Airport48 km

About Trow Down

Trow Down is a mountain. Location: Alvediston, Wiltshire. Elevation: 243 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Windmill Hill and Barrow Hill.

Photos of Trow Down

Old Wardour Castle Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Trow Down

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month: August (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (96 mm)
Driest month: July (45 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 Trow Down
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	15°	18°	20°	20°	17°	13°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	91	65	66	52	52	56	45	57	71	82	85	96

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Trow Down

The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 28 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (64 km). The nearest large city is Poole, 31 km to the south.

Airports

Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 28 kmsoutheast
Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 48 kmeast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 64 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Poole Population: 151.5K 31 kmsouth
Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 33 kmsouth
Southampton Population: 269.8K 46 kmeast
Bath Population: 101.6K 48 kmnorthwest
Bristol Population: 479K 64 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Trow Down

Within 100 km: 429 historic and cultural sites, 860 natural sites, 162 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km92 places

Harnham Water Meadows Island 18 kmNE
Bathing Island Island 20 kmW
Fish's Island Island 21 kmSW
Ham Island Island 21 kmE

25–60 km496 places

Brownsea Island Island 34 kmS
Avon Beach Beach 37 kmSE
Chesil Beach Beach 55 kmSW
Calshot Beach Beach 55 kmE

60–100 km863 places

Portsea Island Natural site 72 kmE
Isle of Wight Island 64 kmSE
Charmouth Beach Beach 67 kmSW
Kilve Beach Beach 86 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Alvediston Village, Alvediston
1.8 km N
Berwick St John Village, Berwick St. John
1.8 km W
Berwick St. John Municipality, Wiltshire
2.1 km SW
West End Village, Ebbesborne Wake
2.9 km NE
Ebbesborne Wake Municipality, Wiltshire
3.2 km NE
Ebbesbourne Wake Village, Ebbesborne Wake
3.3 km NE

Trow Down

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Windmill Hill Mountain, Alvediston
1.7 km N
Barrow Hill Mountain, Ebbesborne Wake
2.9 km NE
Swallowcliffe Down Mountain, Alvediston
3.6 km N
Cranborne Chase Natural site, England
3.1 km S
White Sheet Hill Mountain, Ansty
3.7 km NW
Win Green Mountain, Donhead St. Mary
4.7 km W
Ansty Hill Mountain, Ansty
5.5 km N
West End Hill Mountain, Donhead St. Andrew
5.9 km NW

Trow Down

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026