Fort · near Askett and Whiteleaf · Buckinghamshire

Pulpit Hill Fort

Set 600 m northeast of Askett and Whiteleaf is Pulpit Hill Fort. Officially, it is a scheduled monument. A short trip away is Chequers, 1.2 km off, the first of 50 within 15 km.

Where

600 m

northeast of Askett and Whiteleaf

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Fort near Askett and Whiteleaf

Just outside Askett and Whiteleaf

Pulpit Hill Fort is 600 m northeast of Askett and Whiteleaf. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Askett and Whiteleaf has 23 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

The warmest stretch in Askett and Whiteleaf is June to September, at 18–22°C in the afternoon.

Jan7° / 2°70 mm

Feb7° / 1°51 mm

Mar10° / 2°48 mm

Apr13° / 4°58 mm

May17° / 7°60 mm

Jun20° / 10°63 mm

Jul22° / 12°69 mm

Aug22° / 12°64 mm

Sep18° / 10°64 mm

Oct14° / 7°79 mm

Nov10° / 4°77 mm

Dec7° / 2°79 mm

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

About

Pulpit Hill Fort

Hillfort in Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

Askett and Whiteleaf’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Fort
Listed: Scheduled monument
Town: 600 m northeast of Askett and Whiteleaf

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

The map

Mapping Pulpit Hill Fort

Orange is Pulpit Hill Fort; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Where people come from

By population, Wendover leads the 8 with 8,729. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · 600 m southwest of it

Askett and Whiteleaf

588 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 800 m northwest of it

Great Kimble

383 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 1.5 km southwest of it

Princes Risborough

7,528 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 1.6 km northeast of it

Butler's Cross

240 people · 12 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Pulpit Hill Fort is	People	Places to visit
Askett and Whiteleaf	600 m southwest of it	588	6
Great Kimble	800 m northwest of it	383	6
Princes Risborough	1.5 km southwest of it	7,528	7
Butler's Cross	1.6 km northeast of it	240	12
Wendover	3.3 km northeast of it	8,729	15
Lacey Green and Loosley Row	3.4 km south of it	1,135	10
Longwick	3.5 km west of it	1,528	5
Stoke Mandeville	3.8 km north of it	2,855	16

Make a day of it

While you are near Pulpit Hill Fort

Within 15 km you can add 4 historic houses, 2 museums and a fort.

Historic houseChequers1.2 km away 2

MuseumNatural History Museum at Tring11 km away · 134K visitors a year (2022)3

Historic house · National TrustWest Wycombe House11 km away 4

FortCymbeline's Castle1.3 km away 5

Historic houseHalton House6.9 km away 6

MuseumThe Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre7.4 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustHughenden Manor10 km away 8Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustPulpit Hill Nature Reserve200 m away

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

Questions before you go

Where is Pulpit Hill Fort?

Pulpit Hill Fort is 600 m northeast of Askett and Whiteleaf, Buckinghamshire.

What is Pulpit Hill Fort?

Hillfort in Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Pulpit Hill Fort?

June to September are the warmest months in Askett and Whiteleaf, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Pulpit Hill Fort a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Pulpit Hill Fort?

Within 15 km: Chequers (1.2 km), Natural History Museum at Tring (11 km), West Wycombe House (11 km) and Cymbeline's Castle (1.3 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)

Chequers: Stephen Simpson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Natural History Museum at Tring: Rob Farrow. Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
West Wycombe House: Original author was Giano, converted to PNG format by PNG crusade bot at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Cymbeline's Castle: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Halton House: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre: David Hillas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hughenden Manor: Francis Orpen Morris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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