- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Elevation
- 109 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BOH Bournemouth Airport35 km
- SOU Southampton Airport35 km
About Old Sarum Castle
Old Sarum Castle is a historic site. Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Old Sarum Castle, formerly known as Seresberi Castle, is an 11th century motte-and-bailey castle built in Old Sarum, Wiltshire. It was originally built in timber and it was eventually built in stone, of which the ruins can be seen today. Only the mound and foundations of the castle survive today. The castle is owned by the English Heritage and it is open to the public, along with the rest of Old Sarum.
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Photos of Old Sarum Castle
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Salisbury Cathedral Andrew Dunn · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Old Sarum Castle
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 76 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (83 mm)
- Driest month
- July (39 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 80 | 53 | 60 | 46 | 48 | 54 | 39 | 54 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 83 |
How to get to Old Sarum Castle
The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 35 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (71 km). The nearest large city is Southampton, 35 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 35 kmsouth
- Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 35 kmsoutheast
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 71 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Southampton Population: 269.8K 35 kmsoutheast
- Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 42 kmsouth
- Poole Population: 151.5K 44 kmsouth
- Bath Population: 101.6K 50 kmnorthwest
- Swindon Population: 201.7K 52 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Old Sarum Castle
Within 100 km: 453 historic and cultural sites, 862 natural sites, 227 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km88 places
- Harnham Water Meadows Island 3 kmS
- Ham Island Island 9 kmSE
- Swan Island Island 23 kmE
- Great Island Island 7 kmSE
25–60 km483 places
- Isle of Wight Island 59 kmSE
- Brownsea Island Island 46 kmS
- Avon Beach Beach 41 kmS
- Calshot Beach Beach 47 kmSE
60–100 km971 places
- Portsea Island Natural site 61 kmSE
- Chesil Beach Beach 74 kmSW
- Man O'War Beach Beach 62 kmSW
- Charmouth Beach Beach 87 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Old Sarum Historic site, Salisbury0.1 km N
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Old Sarum Mountain, Salisbury0.1 km N
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Salisbury Cathedral Attraction, Salisbury3.1 km S
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Wilton abbey Attraction, Wilton3.9 km SW
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Harnham Water Meadows Island, Salisbury3 km S
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St John's Island Island, Salisbury3.6 km S
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Cockey Down Mountain, Clarendon Park3.7 km E
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Smithen Down Mountain, South Newton4.7 km NW
Nearest towns and villages
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Salisbury Town, Salisbury2.7 km S
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Old Sarum Village, Laverstock1.7 km NE
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Stratford sub Castle Neighbourhood, Salisbury0.6 km SW
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Wilton Village, Wilton4.3 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources