Mountain

Battlesbury Hill

Located in Warminster, Wiltshire Coordinates: 51°12′33″ N 2°08′46″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 208 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Boreham; 1.7 km SW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRS Bristol Airport44 km; BOH Bournemouth Airport52 km

About Battlesbury Hill

Battlesbury Hill is a mountain. Location: Warminster, Wiltshire. Elevation: 208 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Middle Hill and Scratchbury Hill.

Photos of Battlesbury Hill

Cley Hill Phil Williams · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Battlesbury Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 74 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: December (83 mm)
Driest month: July (45 mm)

7° 1°

9° 2°

11° 3°

15° 6°

18° 9°

20° 11°

17° 9°

13° 6°

10° 3°

7° 2°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

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).

Show values as a table

Climate of Battlesbury 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)	79	55	60	49	52	58	45	57	67	72	74	83

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Battlesbury Hill

The nearest airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 44 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bath, 24 km to the northwest.

Airports

Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 44 kmnorthwest
Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 52 kmsoutheast
Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 62 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Bath Population: 101.6K 24 kmnorthwest
Bristol Population: 479K 42 kmnorthwest
Swindon Population: 201.7K 46 kmnortheast
Poole Population: 151.5K 56 kmsouth
Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 57 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Battlesbury Hill

Within 100 km: 614 historic and cultural sites, 1,080 natural sites, 184 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km118 places

Compton Down Mountain 22 kmSE
Chiselbury Camp Mountain 21 kmSE
Trow Down Mountain 25 kmS
White Sheet Hill Mountain 22 kmS

25–60 km462 places

Brownsea Island Island 59 kmS
Round Island Island 59 kmS
Harnham Water Meadows Island 29 kmSE
Bathing Island Island 34 kmS

60–100 km1,298 places

Portsea Island Natural site 88 kmSE
Isle of Wight Island 84 kmSE
Avon Beach Beach 61 kmSE
Chesil Beach Beach 71 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Boreham Village, Warminster
1.7 km SW
Warminster Town, Warminster
2.3 km W
Bishopstrow Municipality, Wiltshire
0.8 km E
Sutton Veny Village, Sutton Veny
3.4 km S
Heytesbury Village, Heytesbury
4 km SE
Wilson and Kennards Yard Village, Warminster
2.4 km W

Battlesbury Hill

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Middle Hill Mountain, Bishopstrow
1.1 km SE
Scratchbury Hill Mountain, Norton Bavant
1.8 km SE
Cop Heap Mountain, Warminster
1.9 km W
Southleigh Wood Mountain, Sutton Veny
3.9 km SW
Bishopstrow Historic site, Bishopstrow
1.5 km S
Cley Hill Mountain, Corsley
6.1 km W
White Horse Hill Mountain, Bratton
5.6 km N
Thoulstone Park Natural site, Chapmanslade
6.5 km W

Battlesbury Hill

Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 3, 2026