Mountain

Cherhill Down

Located in Calne Without, Wiltshire Coordinates: 51°25′09″ N 1°55′30″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 262 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Cherhill; 2.2 km NW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRS Bristol Airport55 km; SOU Southampton Airport66 km

About Cherhill Down

Cherhill Down is a mountain. Location: Calne Without, Wiltshire. Elevation: 262 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Morgan's Hill and Windmill Hill.

Climate of Cherhill Down

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 1°)
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 Cherhill Down
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	9°	11°	15°	18°	20°	20°	17°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
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 Cherhill Down

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 55 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Swindon, 18 km to the northeast.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 55 kmwest
Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 66 kmsoutheast
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 71 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Swindon Population: 201.7K 18 kmnortheast
Bath Population: 101.6K 31 kmwest
Bristol Population: 479K 47 kmwest
Gloucester Population: 132.4K 54 kmnorthwest
Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 55 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Cherhill Down

Within 100 km: 683 historic and cultural sites, 1,089 natural sites, 233 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km67 places

Windmill Hill Mountain 4 kmNE
Milk Hill Mountain 7 kmSE
Hackpen Hill Mountain 9 kmNE
White Horse Hill Mountain 23 kmSW

25–60 km467 places

Alney Island Island 54 kmNW
Andersey Island Island 53 kmNE
Harnham Water Meadows Island 40 kmS
Rose Isle Island 58 kmNE

60–100 km1,471 places

Portsea Island Natural site 91 kmSE
Isle of Wight Island 94 kmSE
Brownsea Island Island 81 kmS
Avon Beach Beach 78 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Cherhill Village, Cherhill
2.2 km NW
Calne Town, Calne
6 km W
Cherhill Municipality, Wiltshire
2 km N
Calstone Wellington Village, Calne Without
2.8 km W
Theobald's Green Village, Calne Without
3.1 km W
Yatesbury Village, Cherhill
2.8 km NE

Cherhill Down

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Morgan's Hill Mountain, Bishops Cannings
3.1 km SW
Windmill Hill Mountain, Avebury
4.2 km NE
Silbury Hill Mountain, Avebury
4.7 km E
Tan Hill Mountain, Allcannings
5.1 km SE
Waden Hill Mountain, Avebury
5.2 km E
Roundway Hill Mountain, Bishops Cannings
5.2 km SW
King's Play Hill Mountain, Heddington
5.2 km SW
Milk Hill Mountain, Stanton St. Bernard
6.9 km SE

Cherhill Down

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026