Historic house · near Wool · Dorset

Clouds Hill

Clouds Hill is a home of Lawrence of Arabia located. Its setting is 500 m northwest of Wool. It is conserved by the National Trust.

Photo: Clouds Hill, LordHarris at English Wikipedia (CC BY 2.5)

Where

500 m

northwest of Wool

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Historic house near Wool

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (7 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Wool

Clouds Hill is 500 m northwest of Wool. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

From May to September, Wool sees highs of 17–22°C.

Jan9° / 3°108 mm

Feb9° / 2°75 mm

Mar11° / 3°65 mm

Apr14° / 5°63 mm

May17° / 7°52 mm

Jun20° / 10°55 mm

Jul22° / 12°53 mm

Aug22° / 12°69 mm

Sep19° / 10°69 mm

Oct16° / 8°108 mm

Nov12° / 5°120 mm

Dec9° / 3°116 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Wool, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Wool. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Wool’s full climate →

About

Clouds Hill

Articles on it exist in 7 languages. Top of the 28 other places within 15 km is The Tank Museum, 2.7 km off.

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: 500 m northwest of Wool
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/clouds-hill

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Clouds Hill at a glance

Numbered points are the places near Clouds Hill, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Towns near Clouds Hill

Wool is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (5,044 people). Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · 500 m southeast of it

Wool

5,044 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 2 km north of it

Briantspuddle

218 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 3.5 km northeast of it

Bere Regis

1,320 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 4 km northwest of it

Tolpuddle

518 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Clouds Hill is	People	Places to visit
Wool	500 m southeast of it	5,044	6
Briantspuddle	2 km north of it	218	4
Bere Regis	3.5 km northeast of it	1,320	1
Tolpuddle	4 km northwest of it	518	3
Crossways	4.9 km southwest of it	2,494	5
Winfrith Newburgh	6.5 km south of it	310	5
Milborne St Andrew	7 km north of it	1,090	2
Puddletown	7.4 km northwest of it	1,193	3

Make a day of it

What else is near Clouds Hill

Among the 28 within 15 km are 4 museums, 2 castles and a zoo.

MuseumThe Tank Museum2.7 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageLulworth Castle9.3 km away 3

ZooMonkey World3.5 km away 4

CastleWoodsford Castle6.6 km away 5

MuseumDinosaur Museum13 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustMax Gate12 km away 7

MuseumDorset Museum13 km away 8

MuseumThe Teddy Bear Museum13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asked about Clouds Hill

Where is Clouds Hill?

Clouds Hill is 500 m northwest of Wool, Dorset.

What is Clouds Hill?

Home of Lawrence of Arabia located in Dorset, England..

Who runs Clouds Hill?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Clouds Hill?

May to September are the warmest months in Wool, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Clouds Hill?

Within 15 km: The Tank Museum (2.7 km), Lulworth Castle (9.3 km), Monkey World (3.5 km) and Woodsford Castle (6.6 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Clouds Hill: LordHarris at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
The Tank Museum: Hohum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lulworth Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monkey World: John Lamper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Woodsford Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dinosaur Museum: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Max Gate: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dorset Museum: Cmyk at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Teddy Bear Museum: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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