Mountain

Park Hill

Located in Horningsham, Wiltshire Coordinates: 51°11′16″ N 2°15′06″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 247 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Longleat; 1.6 km W
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRS Bristol Airport39 km; BOH Bournemouth Airport54 km

About Park Hill

Park Hill is a mountain. Location: Horningsham, Wiltshire. Elevation: 247 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Longleat Safari Park and Cley Hill.

Photos of Park Hill

Cley Hill Phil Williams · CC BY-SA 2.0
Hales Castle Hchc2009 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Park Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 75 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (84 mm)
Driest month: July (47 mm)

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15° 6°

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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 Park Hill
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	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)	80	57	62	49	53	60	47	59	69	73	75	84

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Park Hill

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 39 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bath, 22 km to the north.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 39 kmnorthwest
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 54 kmsoutheast
Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 68 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Bath Population: 101.6K 22 kmnorth
Bristol Population: 479K 38 kmnorthwest
Swindon Population: 201.7K 53 kmnortheast
Poole Population: 151.5K 56 kmsouth
Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 58 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Park Hill

Within 100 km: 608 historic and cultural sites, 1,114 natural sites, 167 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km117 places

Chiselbury Camp Mountain 24 kmSE
White Sheet Hill Mountain 22 kmSE
Win Green Mountain 25 kmSE
Cold Kitchen Hill Mountain 5 kmSE

25–60 km484 places

Brownsea Island Island 59 kmS
Round Island Island 58 kmS
Harnham Water Meadows Island 34 kmSE
Knightstone Island 55 kmW

60–100 km1,288 places

Portsea Island Natural site 94 kmSE
Isle of Wight Island 88 kmSE
Avon Beach Beach 63 kmSE
Chesil Beach Beach 66 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Longleat Neighbourhood, Horningsham
1.6 km W
Lye's Green Village, Corsley
3.1 km N
Newbury Neighbourhood, Horningsham
1.7 km S
Chapel Barton Village, Corsley
1.4 km N
Warminster Town, Warminster
5.4 km E
Whitbourne Springs Village, Corsley
1.5 km NE

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Longleat Safari Park Natural site, Horningsham
0.8 km W
Cley Hill Mountain, Corsley
2.1 km NE
Roddenbury Hill Mountain, Selwood
2.6 km W
Horningsham Common Mountain, Horningsham
2.7 km SW
Brimsdown Hill Mountain, Maiden Bradley with Yarnfield
4 km S
Hales Castle Historic site, Selwood
2.9 km W
Southleigh Wood Mountain, Sutton Veny
5.1 km E
Woodhouse Castle Historic site, Horningsham
2.8 km SW

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Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026