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Barbury Down

Located in Ogbourne St. Andrew, Wiltshire Coordinates: 51°28′56″ N 1°46′35″ W

Map showing the location of Barbury Down Barbury Down
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
270 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Wroughton
4.9 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SOU Southampton Airport66 km
BRS Bristol Airport66 km

About Barbury Down

Barbury Down is a mountain. Location: Ogbourne St. Andrew, Wiltshire. Elevation: 270 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (66 km). Nearby sights include Coombe Down and Hackpen Hill.

Climate of Barbury Down

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 74 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (80 mm)
Driest month
April (47 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 Barbury Down
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°15°18°20°20°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)775360475358475867697480

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Barbury Down

The nearest airport is Southampton Airport (SOU), 66 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (66 km). The nearest large city is Swindon, 8 km to the north.

Airports

  • Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 66 kmsoutheast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 66 kmwest
  • Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 78 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Swindon Population: 201.7K 8 kmnorth
  • Bath Population: 101.6K 42 kmwest
  • Oxford Population: 162.1K 47 kmnortheast
  • Cheltenham Population: 118.8K 51 kmnorthwest
  • Gloucester Population: 132.4K 54 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Barbury Down

Within 100 km: 675 historic and cultural sites, 1,033 natural sites, 270 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km76 places

  • Friday Island Island 24 kmNW
  • Windmill Hill Mountain 8 kmSW
  • Whitehorse Hill Mountain 18 kmNE
  • Lambourn Downs Mountain 18 kmE

25–60 km439 places

  • Alney Island Island 54 kmNW
  • Andersey Island Island 40 kmNE
  • Harnham Water Meadows Island 46 kmS
  • Rose Isle Island 46 kmNE

60–100 km1,463 places

  • Portsea Island Natural site 91 kmSE
  • Isle of Wight Island 96 kmS
  • Brownsea Island Island 89 kmS
  • Avon Beach Beach 84 kmS

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