Hinxton
in Cambridgeshire of England, United Kingdom

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Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
52.085 and 0.182 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 52° 5' 7" and E 0° 10' 55"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - GBP
Spoken languages:
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 02:01 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:38 am and 6:29 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-43.954 and -176.560 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Waitangi
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Explore Hinxton

Hinxton in Cambridgeshire (England) is located in United Kingdom about 42 mi (or 68 km) north of London, the country's capital.

Local time in Hinxton is now 02:01 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 9 airports in the wider vicinity of Hinxton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Duxford Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blenheim Palace in a distance of 39 mi (or 62 km), South-West. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Linton, Fulbourn, Cambridge, Grantchester and Barton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F

Morning Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Evening Temperature 9°C / 49 °F
Night Temperature 6°C / 44 °F
Chance of rainfall 2%
Air Humidity 74%
Air Pressure 986 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (10 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

13°C (55 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

12°C (53 °F)
9°C (47 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.

Monday, 1st of April 2024

9°C (48 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Saffron Hotel

Address
0,2 mi
8-12 High Street
CB10 1AZ Saffron Walden
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


JCT.10 Holiday Inn Express CAMBRIDGE-DUXFORD M11

Address
1,4 mi
42 Station Road East,Whittlesford Bridge
CB22 4WL CAMBRIDGE
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Crown House Hotel

Address
1,6 mi
Great Chesterford
CB10 1NY Great Chesterfield
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Red Lion

Address
1,5 mi
Station Road 42
CB22 4NL Cambridge
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


DUXFORD LODGE HOTEL AND RESTAU

Address
1,2 mi
ICKLETON ROAD DUXFORD
CB22 4RT Cambridge
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Ayah Villa Guest House

Address
6,2 mi
157 Shelford Road
CB2 9ND Cambridge
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Kings Head

Address
2,7 mi
19 High Street
CB22 3BG Cambridge
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


TRAVELODGE CAMBRIDGE FOURWENTWAYS

Address
3,3 mi
A11 FOURWENTWAYS ABINGTON
CB21 6AP CAMBRIDGE
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Duxford Airshow - September 2014

Published: September 16, 2014
Length: 04:03 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: vogonmodels

An array of clips from the brilliant Duxford Airshow - Featuring two Lancasters, a B17 and the Red Arrows.


Aircraft Museum - Duxford - Nov 2011

Published: February 08, 2012
Length: 13:10 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Graham Wood

a walk around Duxford Air Musuem on a cold day - hope you enjoy.


TSR-2 Fighter Plane - Duxford Air Museum

Published: October 04, 2009
Length: 32:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Goorney

The most controversial aircraft ever to be produced. By David Goorney.


Highlights of Flying Legends 2013 in Duxford

Published: July 19, 2013
Length: 21:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ready4fly

The Duxford Fighter Collection is hosting at least four big oldtimer/warbird events every year. The most prominent of it, called Flying Legends, is probably the biggest event of this kind in...


Battle of Britain memorial flypast - Duxford Flying legends 2014

Published: July 14, 2014
Length: 00:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Marcus Borg

The unmistakable memorial flight, making up a Spitfire, A Hurricane and the Lancaster. Filmed using a handheld cam at Duxford Flying legends 2014 (Sunday 13th).


Great Chesterford Steam-Up 2013

Published: November 10, 2013
Length: 49:30 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: fishsponge

Photos of the event can be found here: http://rhobbs.co.uk/cu7 Steam engines, classic and vintage cars, showmans engines, organs, stationary engines and more at the Great Chesterford Steam-Up...


Great Chesterford Steam-Up 2012

Published: February 07, 2013
Length: 44:15 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: fishsponge

Photos of the event can be found here: http://rhobbs.co.uk/bjy Steam engines, classic and vintage cars, showmans engines, organs, stationary engines and more at the 20th Great Chesterford...


Cambridge to Audley End by bicycle.

Published: February 12, 2015
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: NODDING CAT CHANNEL

The ride leaves the Cambridge Station area, via the busway, to Great Shelford, then through Sawston, Hinxton, Ickleton, via 'big hill' aka Coploe Road. Then on to Littlebury in Essex, past...


Duxford Spring Car Show 2013

Published: May 07, 2013
Length: 28:08 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Alex Gray

The Duxford spring car show is an event that TVRs from Herts & Beds to have been to for the last few years. This year was also very well attended with not just people from the Herts & Beds...


70000 Britannia 'The Cathedrals Express' 14.07.2011

Published: July 14, 2011
Length: 00:20 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: HomeMoviePerson

With glimering BR black unlined paintwork, BR Class 7MT Pacific 70000 'Britannia' is seen hauling 'The Cathedrals Express on the 14th July 2011. The first shot shows 'Britannia' at Hinxton...


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (previously known as 'The Sanger Centre') is a non-profit, British genomics and genetics research institute, primarily funded by the Wellcome Trust. It is located on the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus by the village of Hinxton, outside Cambridge. It shares this location with the European Bioinformatics Institute. It was established in 1992 as The Sanger Centre, named after double Nobel Laureate, Frederick Sanger.

Located at 52.0833, 0.183333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Departments of the University of Cambridge, Genetics or genomics research institutions, Research institutes in Cambridgeshire, Wellcome Trust

European Bioinformatics Institute

The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) is a centre for research and services in bioinformatics, and is part of European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL).

Located at 52.0799, 0.186736 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Bioinformatics organizations, International research institutes, Molecular biology institutes, Research institutes in Cambridgeshire, Science and technology in Europe, Systems science institutes

Whittlesford Parkway railway station

Whittlesford Parkway railway station serves the nearby village of Whittlesford in Cambridgeshire, England. It is also near to the villages of Sawston and Duxford and the Imperial War Museum Duxford. The 13th century Duxford Chapel is on the station road just east of the station. In May 2007, the station was renamed from Whittlesford to Whittlesford Parkway.

Located at 52.104, 0.166 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Cambridgeshire, Former Great Eastern Railway stations, Railway stations served by Greater Anglia, DfT Category E stations

Great Chesterford railway station

Great Chesterford railway station serves the village of Great Chesterford in Essex, England. The station was once the point where the Newmarket Railway left the London-Cambridge main line. This route was authorised in 1846, opened on 3 January 1848 for goods, and to passengers three days later.

Located at 52.06, 0.194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Essex, Former Great Eastern Railway stations, Railway stations served by Greater Anglia, DfT Category E stations

Duxford Chapel

Duxford Chapel is a chapel that was once part of the Hospital of St. John at Duxford, in Cambridgeshire, England. Built in the 14th century, only the chapel survives today. The Chapel of the Hospital of St John the Baptist is a small rectangular chapel which mostly dates to around 1337 and was built using flint rubble for the walls and limestone for the doorways and windows.

Located at 52.1039, 0.1668 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Churches in Cambridgeshire, English Heritage sites in Cambridgeshire

Wellcome Trust Genome Campus

The Wellcome Trust Genome Campus is a scientific research campus built in the grounds of Hinxton Hall, located in the village of Hinxton, Cambridgeshire. It is owned by the Wellcome Trust, and its largest component is the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute which employs around 900 people. It also is the site of the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI), the bioinformatics outstation of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, which currently employs around 540 people.

Located at 52.0833, 0.183333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cambridgeshire, Wellcome Trust

Hanley Grange

Hanley Grange is the name given to an eco-town planned for land north of Hinxton in South Cambridgeshire. Initial proposals for 8,000 homes rising to 12,800 homes were published. The site proposed to be developed is on Grade 2 agricultural land, owned in part by a development company, Jarrow Investments, which works closely with supermarket giant Tesco.

Located at 52.1, 0.19 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Towns in Cambridgeshire, Eco-towns

St John's Church, Duxford

St John's Church, Duxford is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church stands on the junction of St John's Street and Green Street. Inside the church is a variety of wall decorations, from medieval wall paintings, to graffiti from later periods, including the Second World War.

Located at 52.0944, 0.1563 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Grade I listed buildings in Cambridgeshire, Grade I listed churches, Church of England churches in Cambridgeshire, Norman architecture, English Gothic architecture, Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Hinxton