Morwenstow
in Cornwall of England, United Kingdom
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Newquay Cornwall Airport (38 mi) - Plymouth City Airport (39 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (51 mi)
- Swansea Airport (53 mi)
- MOD St. Athan (59 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (62 mi)
- Haverfordwest Airport (66 mi)
- Land's End Airport (74 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (86 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (182 mi)
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Dublin Airport (188 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 93 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.907 and -4.550 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 54' 26" and W -4° 33' 0"
- 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: 06:42 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:47 am and 8:42 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-05-01 08:01:32
Discover Morwenstow
Morwenstow in Cornwall (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 196 mi (or 315 km) west of London, the country's capital city.
Local time in Morwenstow is now 06:42 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports in the vicinity of Morwenstow, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Newquay Cornwall Airport in a distance of 38 mi (or 61 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape in a distance of 53 mi (or 86 km), South. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Poundstock, Jacobstow, Boyton, Trewen and Werrington. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 22% |
| Air Humidity | 94% |
| Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (10 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
11°C (51 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
15°C (58 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Bude Haven Hotel
Hebasca
AN MOR HOTEL
Oak Lodge Bed and Breakfast
Tommy Jacks
Atlantic House Hotel
The Cliff Hotel
Falcon
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Sealed Knot Stratton Memorial 2014
The annual sealed knot's memorial of the battle on 16th May 1643. The weather was damp and windy.
From Little Acorns - Tracing & Transferring - Decorative Painting for Beginners
Exercises that explain the Tracing & Transferring Techniques used within Decorative Painting. Work along with Gill Hobbs, learning will be fun, learn to "play" with paint, experimenting, making...
paddling in the sea at bude cornwall
getting splashed paddling in the sea down in cornwall.
bude cornwall 98
walk along coastal path to town then along maer lane to campsite 98.
Panning Timelapse Gopro Test
Adventure International 2013 - High Ropes
Recorded on 22nd May 2013 at Adventure international, Bude.
Mountain Boarding Crashes
Clips of mountain boarding crashes, Ivyleaf Hill, Cornwall, August 2008.
bude cornwall 92 part 4
bude cornwall coastal path then on to beach bit of sunbathing at the end.
Walking from Sandymouth to Bude on the beach
The walk from Sandymouth to Bude along the beach.
Cornwall Coast at Sandy Mouth victor parker video
Filmed on the day before the worst rainfall ever recorded in one day in England (Cumbrian Floods), November 19, 2009. As the storm comes in off the Atlantic, I am on the beach barely able to...
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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.
GCHQ Bude
GCHQ Bude, formerly called the GCHQ Composite Signals Organisation Station Morwenstow is a satellite ground station located on the north Cornwall coast between the small villages of Morwenstow and Coombe, operated by the British signals intelligence service on the site of the former World War II airfield, RAF Cleave.
Morwenstow
Morwenstow is a civil parish and hamlet in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The hamlet is near the coast, about six miles (10 km) north of Bude. Morwenstow is the most northerly parish in Cornwall. As well as the churchtown, other settlements in the parish include Shop, Woodford, Gooseham, Eastcott, Wooley and West Youlstone. Morwenstow parish is bounded to the north and east by parishes in Devon, to the south by Kilkhampton parish and to the west by the Atlantic.
Caledonia (brig)
The Caledonia was a brig of some 200 tons, built in Arbroath, Scotland, and wrecked on September 7, 1842 on Sharpnose Point, near Morwenstow, Cornwall.
Hawker's Hut
Hawker's Hut is a historic hut at Morwenstow, Cornwall originally built by the eccentric clergyman, poet and antiquarian, Robert Stephen Hawker (1803 – 1875), close to Higher Sharpnose Point. The hut is located approximately 1 mile from Morwenstow Church. The hut is mainly of timber construction and is partially built into the hillside (earth sheltered) with a turf roof. It was originally built from driftwood and timber retrieved from shipwrecks by the eccentric vicar and poet.
Gooseham
Gooseham is a hamlet in northeast Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated six miles (11 km) north of Bude and is approximately one kilometre south of the border with Devon. The Marsland Valley nature reserve is near the hamlet. Gooseham lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.
RAF Cleave
RAF Cleave is a former RAF station located 4.2 miles north of Bude in Cornwall, United Kingdom which was operational from 1939 until 1945. Despite a few periods of intense activity it was one of Fighter Command's lesser used airfields.
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Stowe House, Kilkhampton
Stowe House in the parish of Kilkhampton in Cornwall was a 17th-century mansion built by the Grenville family and demolished in 1739.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Moorwinstow, Morwenstow
