Horton Camp
Horton Camp is a fort 2.5 km southwest of Hawkesbury Upton. The register lists it as a scheduled monument. Nearby, Badminton House (4.5 km) heads a list of 26 within 15 km.
Fort near Hawkesbury Upton
Just outside Hawkesbury Upton
Horton Camp is 2.5 km southwest of Hawkesbury Upton. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Hawkesbury Upton has 16 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
Aim for June to September, when Hawkesbury Upton reaches 18–21°C.
Horton Camp
Hillfort in South Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Type
- Fort
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Town
- 2.5 km southwest of Hawkesbury Upton
Mapping Horton Camp
Orange marks Horton Camp, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where people come from
Among the 7, Yate is the biggest, home to 28,352 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Hawkesbury Upton
Old Sodbury
Chipping Sodbury
Badminton
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Horton Camp is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkesbury Upton | 2.5 km northeast of it | 1,001 | 3 |
| Old Sodbury | 2.7 km south of it | 702 | 4 |
| Chipping Sodbury | 3.4 km southwest of it | 8,026 | 4 |
| Badminton | 4 km southeast of it | 258 | 3 |
| Yate | 4.2 km southwest of it | 28,352 | 4 |
| Wickwar | 4.4 km northwest of it | 1,701 | 7 |
| Hillesley | 4.7 km north of it | 310 | 7 |
Also near Horton Camp
Within 15 km are 26 places, among them 4 historic houses, 2 castles and a garden.
Historic houseBadminton House4.5 km away2
Historic house · National TrustHorton Court600 m away3
Historic houseHighgrove House13 km away4
GardenWestonbirt Arboretum10 km away5
Abbey or priory · English HeritageKingswood Abbey7.7 km away6
Historic house · National TrustNewark Park8.8 km away7
CastleThornbury Castle14 km away8CastleCastleBeverston Castle14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Horton Camp: the answers
Where is Horton Camp?
Horton Camp is 2.5 km southwest of Hawkesbury Upton, Gloucestershire.
What is Horton Camp?
Hillfort in South Gloucestershire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Horton Camp?
June to September are the warmest months in Hawkesbury Upton, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Horton Camp a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Horton Camp?
Within 15 km: Badminton House (4.5 km), Horton Court (600 m), Highgrove House (13 km) and Westonbirt Arboretum (10 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)
- Badminton House: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horton Court: Marion Dutcher, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Highgrove House: Sherwood, Jones & Co, London, 1825, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Westonbirt Arboretum: Photo taken by and copyright Stuz., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingswood Abbey: Throwawayhack, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newark Park: Nancy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thornbury Castle: nick sarebi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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