Mountain

Beacon Hill

Located in Bulford, Wiltshire Coordinates: 51°11′00″ N 1°43′00″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 204 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Bulford; 3.1 km W
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: SOU Southampton Airport36 km; BOH Bournemouth Airport46 km

About Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill is a mountain. Location: Bulford, Wiltshire. Elevation: 204 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Boscombe Down West and Boscombe Down East.

Climate of Beacon Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 72 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (79 mm)
Driest month: July (42 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 Beacon Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	12°	15°	18°	21°	20°	17°	13°	10°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	76	51	59	45	50	55	42	55	64	66	72	79

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Beacon Hill

The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 36 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (73 km). The nearest large city is Southampton, 38 km to the southeast.

Airports

Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 36 kmsoutheast
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 46 kmsouth
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 73 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Southampton Population: 269.8K 38 kmsoutheast
Swindon Population: 201.7K 42 kmnorth
Basingstoke Population: 107.6K 45 kmeast
Bath Population: 101.6K 50 kmnorthwest
Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 53 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Beacon Hill

Within 100 km: 501 historic and cultural sites, 914 natural sites, 252 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km82 places

Harnham Water Meadows Island 15 kmSW
Ham Island Island 19 kmS
Swan Island Island 18 kmE
Great Island Island 16 kmS

25–60 km447 places

Brownsea Island Island 58 kmS
Avon Beach Beach 51 kmS
Calshot Beach Beach 50 kmSE
Studland Beach Beach 60 kmS

60–100 km1,138 places

Portsea Island Natural site 62 kmSE
Isle of Wight Island 64 kmSE
Chesil Beach Beach 86 kmSW
Man O'War Beach Beach 74 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Bulford Town, Bulford
3.1 km W
Bulford Camp Village, Bulford
1.7 km NW
Newton Tony Village, Newton Tony
2.8 km SE
Amesbury Town, Amesbury
4.6 km W
Tidworth Town, Tidworth
6.5 km NE
Cholderton Municipality, Wiltshire
1.9 km E

Beacon Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Boscombe Down West Mountain, Amesbury
2.2 km SW
Boscombe Down East Mountain, Allington
6.6 km SE
Tower Hill Mountain, Over Wallop
6.3 km SE
Quarley Hill Mountain, Quarley
6.3 km E
Furze Hill Mountain, Tidworth
6.9 km NE
Isle of Wight Hill Mountain, Nether Wallop
7.3 km SE
Porton Down Mountain, Idmiston
7.5 km S
Battery Hill Mountain, Idmiston
8 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