Gold Hill
Gold Hill is a museum in Shaftesbury, Dorset. A short trip away is Shaftsbury Abbey Museum, 100 m off, the first of 18 within 15 km.
Museum in Shaftesbury
Inside Shaftesbury
Gold Hill is inside Shaftesbury’s built-up area, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
Highs of 18–21°C mark June to September in Shaftesbury.
Gold Hill
Museum in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.
In Shaftesbury, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Shaftesbury
- Official site
- shaftesburytourism.co.uk
Where it sits
The orange dot is Gold Hill; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Shaftesbury’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count Gold Hill
Home to 11,009 people, Gillingham is the largest of these 4. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Shaftesbury
Motcombe
Stour Row
Gillingham
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Gold Hill is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaftesbury | It’s in town | 9,163 | 3 |
| Motcombe | 1.7 km northwest of it | 1,366 | 3 |
| Stour Row | 3.6 km southwest of it | 308 | 4 |
| Gillingham | 4.7 km northwest of it | 11,009 | 7 |
While you are near Gold Hill
Choose from 18 places within 15 km, such as 3 castles, 2 historic houses and an abbey or priory.
Abbey or prioryShaftsbury Abbey Museum100 m away2
Castle · English HeritageOld Wardour Castle8.3 km away3
Garden · National TrustStourhead Park15 km away4
Historic houseFonthill Abbey9.8 km away5
CastleNew Wardour Castle7.7 km away6
Fort · National TrustHod Hill12 km away7
Historic house · English HeritageFiddleford Manor11 km away8CastleCastleSturminster Castle12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Gold Hill
Where is Gold Hill?
Gold Hill is in Shaftesbury, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Gold Hill?
Museum in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Gold Hill?
June to September are the warmest months in Shaftesbury, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Gold Hill?
Within 15 km: Shaftsbury Abbey Museum (100 m), Old Wardour Castle (8.3 km), Stourhead Park (15 km) and Fonthill Abbey (9.8 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)
- Shaftsbury Abbey Museum: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fonthill Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- New Wardour Castle: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hod Hill: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fiddleford Manor: Marilyn Peddle from England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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