Compton Down

Compton Down: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Compton Down

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Compton Down — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.97251, -2.16915. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Compton Down

• Melbury Beacon walk, Fontmell and Melbury Downs · trek · Dorset · ~0 km · Must-see
• Shaftesbury Abbey · fort · Dorset · ~5 km · Must-see
• St Luke · church · Dorset · ~8 km · Must-see
• Duncliffe Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~8 km · Must-see
• Hambledon Hill · fort · Dorset · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hod Hill · fort · Dorset · ~11 km · Must-see
• Old Wardour Castle · fort · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fiddleford Manor · fort · Dorset · ~12 km · Must-see
• St Mary the Virgin · church · Dorset · ~13 km · Must-see
• Stour Valley Way · trek · Dorset · ~15 km · Must-see
• Castle Ditches · fort · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bell Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bokerley Ditch · fort · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~20 km · Must-see
• Jane Topp Monument In The Churchyard, Immediately South Of The Vestry Of The Church Of St Mary, St Cuthberga And All Saints · fort · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bulbarrow Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ballands Castle · fort · Dorset · ~22 km · Must-see
• Old St Cuthbert's Chancel · church · Dorset · ~29 km · Must-see
• Grim's Ditch · fort · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Compton Down

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Compton Down

• Duncliffe Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~8 km · Must-see
• Bell Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bulbarrow Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~21 km · Must-see
• St Catherine's Hill · viewpoint · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~44 km · Must-see
• Winfrith Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~48 km · Must-see
• Scratchy Bottom · viewpoint · Dorset · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hambury Tout · viewpoint · Dorset · ~49 km · Must-see
• Toller Down · viewpoint · Dorset · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ham Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~50 km · Must-see
• Warren Hill · viewpoint · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~51 km · Must-see

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