Mountain

Little Hill

Located in Sedgehill and Semley, Wiltshire Coordinates: 51°01′31″ N 2°11′19″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 249 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Shaftesbury; 2.3 km S
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BOH Bournemouth Airport37 km; BRS Bristol Airport54 km

About Little Hill

Little Hill is a mountain. Location: Sedgehill and Semley, Wiltshire. Elevation: 249 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (37 km). Nearby sights include Barkers Hill and West End Hill.

Photos of Little Hill

Old Wardour Castle Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Little 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 (93 mm)
Driest month: July (49 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 Little 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)	90	64	67	52	56	60	49	61	72	79	81	93

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Little Hill

The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 37 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (54 km). The nearest large city is Poole, 37 km to the southeast.

Airports

Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 37 kmsoutheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 54 kmnorthwest
Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 59 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Poole Population: 151.5K 37 kmsoutheast
Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 40 kmsoutheast
Bath Population: 101.6K 41 kmnorth
Bristol Population: 479K 56 kmnorthwest
Southampton Population: 269.8K 57 kmeast

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

Day trips from Little Hill

Within 100 km: 503 historic and cultural sites, 956 natural sites, 155 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km105 places

Bathing Island Island 14 kmSW
Fish's Island Island 14 kmSW
Hod Hill Mountain 14 kmS
Compton Down Mountain 16 kmE

25–60 km519 places

Brownsea Island Island 40 kmS
Avon Beach Beach 46 kmSE
Chesil Beach Beach 51 kmSW
Studland Beach Beach 44 kmSE

60–100 km990 places

Portsea Island Natural site 83 kmE
Isle of Wight Island 74 kmSE
Calshot Beach Beach 66 kmE
Kilve Beach Beach 75 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Shaftesbury Town, Shaftesbury
2.3 km S
Motcombe Village, Motcombe
2 km W
Huggler's Hole Village, Sedgehill and Semley
2.2 km NW
Sedgehill Corner Village, Sedgehill and Semley
2.2 km NW
Donhead St Mary Village, Donhead St. Mary
3.9 km E
Sem Hill Neighbourhood, Sedgehill and Semley
2.5 km NE

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Barkers Hill Mountain, Sedgehill and Semley
3.8 km E
West End Hill Mountain, Donhead St. Andrew
4.9 km E
Duncliffe Hill Mountain, Motcombe
5 km SW
Melbury Hill Mountain, Compton Abbas
5.4 km S
Donhead Hill Mountain, Donhead St. Andrew
5.6 km E
Pythouse Hill Mountain, West Tisbury
5.6 km NE
Shaftesbury Castle Hill Historic site, Shaftesbury
2.6 km SW
Knoyle Hill Mountain, Fonthill Gifford
6.3 km NE

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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