Portland Bill Lighthouse
Set 1.4 km south of Southwell, Portland Bill Lighthouse is an attraction. Look also at Portland Castle, 6.1 km away, first of 28 more within 15 km.
Attraction near Southwell
Just outside Southwell
Portland Bill Lighthouse is 1.4 km south of Southwell. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Southwell
Warm weather in Southwell runs June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.
Portland Bill Lighthouse
Attraction.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- 1.4 km south of Southwell
Getting your bearings
On this map, Portland Bill Lighthouse is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that list Portland Bill Lighthouse
Weston, with 5,208 people, is the largest of the 4. The list runs from its own town outward.
Southwell
Weston
Grove
Fortuneswell
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Portland Bill Lighthouse is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell | 1.4 km north of it | 1,700 | 16 |
| Weston | 2.7 km north of it | 5,208 | 17 |
| Grove | 4.2 km northeast of it | 1,032 | 16 |
| Fortuneswell | 4.6 km north of it | 4,554 | 23 |
Also near Portland Bill Lighthouse
28 more lie within 15 km, 4 castles, 2 museums and 2 forts among them.
Castle · English HeritagePortland Castle6.1 km away2
CastleRufus Castle3.5 km away3
CastleSandsfoot Castle9 km away4
CastlePennsylvania Castle3.3 km away5
MuseumPortland Museum3.4 km away6
MuseumTout Quarry4.4 km away7FortFortVerne High Angle Battery5.2 km away8
FortThe Verne Citadel5.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Portland Bill Lighthouse
Where is Portland Bill Lighthouse?
Portland Bill Lighthouse is 1.4 km south of Southwell, Dorset.
What is Portland Bill Lighthouse?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Portland Bill Lighthouse?
June to September are the warmest months in Southwell, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Portland Bill Lighthouse?
Within 15 km: Portland Castle (6.1 km), Rufus Castle (3.5 km), Sandsfoot Castle (9 km) and Pennsylvania Castle (3.3 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)
- Portland Castle: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Castle: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandsfoot Castle: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pennsylvania Castle: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Portland Museum: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tout Quarry: Ajsmith141, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Verne Citadel: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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