Mountain

Knoyle Hill

Located in Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire Coordinates: 51°04′33″ N 2°08′49″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 220 m; above sea level
Nearest town: East Knoyle; 1.7 km W
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BOH Bournemouth Airport39 km; BRS Bristol Airport52 km

About Knoyle Hill

Knoyle Hill is a mountain. Location: Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire. Elevation: 220 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Beacon Hill and Pythouse Hill.

Photos of Knoyle Hill

Old Wardour Castle Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Knoyle Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (92 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 Knoyle Hill
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°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	3°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	88	62	65	52	54	58	46	59	71	78	81	92

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Knoyle Hill

The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 39 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (52 km). The nearest large city is Bath, 37 km to the northwest.

Airports

Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 39 kmsoutheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 52 kmnorthwest
Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 57 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Bath Population: 101.6K 37 kmnorthwest
Poole Population: 151.5K 42 kmsouth
Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 44 kmsoutheast
Bristol Population: 479K 53 kmnorthwest
Southampton Population: 269.8K 56 kmeast

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

Day trips from Knoyle Hill

Within 100 km: 532 historic and cultural sites, 970 natural sites, 167 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km106 places

Harnham Water Meadows Island 24 kmE
Bathing Island Island 20 kmSW
Fish's Island Island 21 kmSW
St John's Island Island 25 kmE

25–60 km520 places

Brownsea Island Island 45 kmS
Avon Beach Beach 48 kmSE
Chesil Beach Beach 57 kmSW
Studland Beach Beach 48 kmS

60–100 km1,043 places

Portsea Island Natural site 82 kmE
Isle of Wight Island 75 kmSE
Calshot Beach Beach 66 kmSE
Charmouth Beach Beach 65 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

East Knoyle Village, East Knoyle
1.7 km W
Hindon Village, Hindon
2.3 km NE
East Knoyle Municipality, Wiltshire
1.9 km W
Tisbury Village, Tisbury
4.9 km E
Milton Village, East Knoyle
2 km W
West Tisbury Municipality, Wiltshire
2.3 km SE

Knoyle Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Beacon Hill Mountain, Fonthill Gifford
1.6 km SE
Pythouse Hill Mountain, West Tisbury
2.1 km SE
Haddon Hill Mountain, East Knoyle
2.5 km W
Ridge Hill Mountain, Chilmark
5.2 km E
Barkers Hill Mountain, Sedgehill and Semley
5.2 km S
High Wood Mountain, Tisbury
5.8 km SE
Donhead Hill Mountain, Donhead St. Andrew
5.9 km SE
Little Hill Mountain, Sedgehill and Semley
6.3 km SW

Knoyle Hill

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026