Fort · near Down Ampney · Gloucestershire

(Former) RAF Down Ampney

This is (Former) RAF Down Ampney, a fort 1.1 km southeast of Down Ampney. Around it, within 15 km, lie 23 more places, STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway (12 km) first on our list.

Where

1.1 km

southeast of Down Ampney

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Fort near Down Ampney

Just outside Down Ampney

(Former) RAF Down Ampney is 1.1 km southeast of Down Ampney. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Seasons and weather

May to September are the warmest in Down Ampney, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°74 mm

Feb8° / 2°53 mm

Mar11° / 3°49 mm

Apr14° / 5°50 mm

May17° / 7°58 mm

Jun20° / 10°54 mm

Jul22° / 12°58 mm

Aug22° / 12°66 mm

Sep19° / 10°54 mm

Oct15° / 7°75 mm

Nov11° / 4°78 mm

Dec8° / 2°82 mm

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

About

(Former) RAF Down Ampney

Fort.

Type: Fort
Town: 1.1 km southeast of Down Ampney

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

The map

Map of (Former) RAF Down Ampney and nearby

Orange: (Former) RAF Down Ampney.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

The largest of the 8 towns is Cricklade, with 4,030 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · 1.1 km northwest of it

Down Ampney

572 people · 1 place to visit

2 · 1.8 km southwest of it

Latton

555 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 2.3 km northeast of it

Dunfield

393 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 2.6 km southwest of it

Cricklade

4,030 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where (Former) RAF Down Ampney is	People	Places to visit
Down Ampney	1.1 km northwest of it	572	1
Latton	1.8 km southwest of it	555	2
Dunfield	2.3 km northeast of it	393	1
Cricklade	2.6 km southwest of it	4,030	3
Meysey Hampton	3.1 km north of it	415	1
South Cerney	3.8 km west of it	3,998	9
Poulton	3.9 km north of it	386	1
Kempsford	4.1 km east of it	794	1

Make a day of it

After (Former) RAF Down Ampney

Around it, within 15 km, lie 23 more, including 4 museums, 3 historic houses and a heritage railway.

MuseumSTEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway12 km away 2

Historic house · National TrustBuscot House13 km away 3

Museum · English HeritageCorinium Museum11 km away 4

Historic houseCirencester Park11 km away 5

Historic houseKelmscott Manor14 km away 6

Heritage railwaySwindon and Cricklade Railway6.7 km away 7MuseumMuseumMuseum & Art Swindon13 km away 8

MuseumMuseum of Computing13 km away

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

Planning a visit to (Former) RAF Down Ampney

Where is (Former) RAF Down Ampney?

(Former) RAF Down Ampney is 1.1 km southeast of Down Ampney, Gloucestershire.

What is (Former) RAF Down Ampney?

Fort.

When is the best time to visit (Former) RAF Down Ampney?

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

What else is there to see near (Former) RAF Down Ampney?

Within 15 km: STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway (12 km), Buscot House (13 km), Corinium Museum (11 km) and Cirencester Park (11 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 (7)

STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway: BazzaDaRambler, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buscot House: Rictor Norton & David Allen from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Corinium Museum: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cirencester Park: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kelmscott Manor: Boerkevitz at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Swindon and Cricklade Railway: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Computing: Neil Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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