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Old Wardour Castle

Located in Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire Coordinates: 51°02′10″ N 2°05′20″ W

Old Wardour Castle
Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Tisbury
3 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
138 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BOH Bournemouth Airport33 km
SOU Southampton Airport52 km

About Old Wardour Castle

Old Wardour Castle is a historic site. Location: Donhead St. Andrew, Wiltshire.

From Wikipedia

Wardour Castle or Old Wardour Castle is a ruined 14th-century castle at Wardour, on the boundaries of the civil parishes of Tisbury and Donhead St Andrew in the English county of Wiltshire, about 15 miles (24 km) west of Salisbury. The castle was built in the 1390s, came into the ownership of the Arundells in the 16th century, and was rendered uninhabitable in 1643 and 1644 during the Civil War. A Grade I listed building, it is managed by English Heritage and open to the public.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
Grade I listed building, scheduled monument, Grade II* listed park and garden
Area
3.8 km²
Official website
english-heritage.org.uk

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Old Wardour Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
December (92 mm)
Driest month
July (46 mm)

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 Old Wardour Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°12°15°18°21°21°18°14°10°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°7°9°11°11°9°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)886265525458465971788192

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Old Wardour Castle

The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 33 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (58 km). The nearest large city is Poole, 37 km to the south.

Airports

  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 33 kmsoutheast
  • Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 52 kmeast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 58 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Poole Population: 151.5K 37 kmsouth
  • Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 38 kmsoutheast
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 42 kmnorthwest
  • Southampton Population: 269.8K 50 kmeast
  • Bristol Population: 479K 59 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Old Wardour Castle

Within 100 km: 500 historic and cultural sites, 929 natural sites, 171 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km106 places

  • Harnham Water Meadows Island 20 kmE
  • Bathing Island Island 20 kmSW
  • Fish's Island Island 20 kmSW
  • Ham Island Island 24 kmE

25–60 km505 places

  • Brownsea Island Island 39 kmS
  • Avon Beach Beach 42 kmSE
  • Chesil Beach Beach 56 kmSW
  • Studland Beach Beach 42 kmS

60–100 km989 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 77 kmE
  • Isle of Wight Island 69 kmSE
  • Calshot Beach Beach 60 kmSE
  • Charmouth Beach Beach 66 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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