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Highcliffe Castle, Rothesay Dr, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 4LE, United Kingdom
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Highcliffe Castle is a grade I listed building situated on a cliff-top site overlooking Christchurch Bay, Dorset. The castle was built in the early 1830s by Charles Stuart, 1st Baron Stuart de Rothesay in a Gothic Revival style on the site of High Cliff house, a Georgian Mansion. The design, by William Donthorne, has carved Medieval stonework salvaged from the Norman Benedictine Abbey of St Peter at Jumieges and the Grande Maison des Andelys.

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Highcliffe Castle 7 day weather forecast, weather in Christchurch, Dorset

Today
Expect a temp in the range 7.9℃ to 9.9℃ with wind speed 5.2 m/sec (WSW)
Saturday, Jan 29
Expect a temp in the range 10.1℃ to 10.9℃ with wind speed 7.3 m/sec (W)
Sunday, Jan 30
Expect a temp in the range 4.1℃ to 6℃ with wind speed 3.4 m/sec (NW)
Monday, Jan 31
Expect a temp in the range 6.6℃ to 8.7℃ with wind speed 10 m/sec (W)
Tuesday, Feb 01
Expect a temp in the range 5.8℃ to 7.3℃ with wind speed 5.2 m/sec (W)
Wednesday, Feb 02
Expect a temp in the range 10℃ to 10.9℃ with wind speed 8.3 m/sec (WNW)
Thursday, Feb 03
Expect a temp in the range 8.2℃ to 9.1℃ with wind speed 5 m/sec (WSW)


Christchurch weather forecast from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK

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Highcliffe Castle Beach

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Christchurch Priory

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