Calke
in Derbyshire of England, United Kingdom
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East Midlands Airport (6 mi) - Nottingham Airport (18 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (27 mi)
- Coventry Airport (29 mi)
- RAF Cottesmore (34 mi)
- Sywell Aerodrome (44 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (47 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (51 mi)
- Manchester Airport (52 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (72 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 74 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 88 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 98 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 100 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 110 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 112 mi)
- Branston Golf And Country Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Kirby Muxloe Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Edwalton Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Beedles Lake Golf Centre (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Humberstone Heights Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- The Belfry (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Forest Of Arden-Aylesford Golf Club (Golf course, 25 mi)
- Ansty Golf Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Kilworth Springs Golf Club (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Copt Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.795 and -1.450 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 47' 43" and W -1° 26' 59"
- 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 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:37 am and 8:29 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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Discover Calke
Calke in Derbyshire (England) is a town in United Kingdom about 105 mi (or 169 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Calke is now 06:42 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports near Calke, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is East Midlands Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 9 km), North-East. 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 Derwent Valley Mills in a distance of 42 mi (or 68 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. 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: Derby, Netherseal, Shirley, Yeldersley and Glenfield. 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 | 5°C / 40 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 31% |
| Air Humidity | 76% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 64% of sky |
| General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
13°C (55 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, scattered clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
14°C (58 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Smithy Studio Bed and Breakfast
The Mill Wheel
The Priest House on the River
Ravenstone Guest House
Donington Park Farmhouse Hotel
Champneys Springs
Hermitage Park
Days Inn Donnington Welcome Break Service Area
Queens Head Hotel
Ashby De La Zouch
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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.
Melbourne Hall
Melbourne Hall, Derbyshire, England was once the seat of the Victorian Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, and thus is the ultimate origin for the naming of Melbourne, Australia. The house is now the seat of Lord Ralph Kerr and Lady Kerr and is open to the public. The house is a Grade II* listed building; more than twenty features in the grounds are Grade I listed.
Kings Newton
Kings Newton is a village in South Derbyshire. The Holy well (pictured) was constructed around 1660, but has been refurbished at the end of the twentieth century.
Newbold Coleorton
Newbold otherwise Newbold Coleorton is a hamlet in the parish of Worthington, Leicestershire, England. In the nineteenth century it was also sometimes referred to as Newbold Saucey or Newbold Juxta Worthington. An account of 1863 records that Newbold comprised approximately 500 acres in the ownership of Earl Ferrers and Sir G H Beaumont Bart; also that it had a colliery.
Lount
Lount is a small village near Ashby-De-La-Zouch in north-west Leicestershire, England. It has a population of 50 (approx). It has no local amenities apart from a public house. The village straddles the B587 road and is situated near to the A42 road. The village was traditionally linked to the Staunton Harold Hall estate, and made up of 17th–19th century cottages.
Staunton Harold Reservoir
Staunton Harold Reservoir is a large reservoir under the management of Severn Trent Water, located between Melbourne and Ticknall in Derbyshire, England. Most of the water is within Derbyshire but a small part of the southern shore is over the border in Leicestershire. The reservoir was built in 1964 at the behest of the River Dove Water Board, meant to serve Leicester and the towns of northern Leicestershire.
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Bluebell Arboretum
Bluebell Arboretum is an arboretum and associated plant nursery near the village of Smisby in South Derbyshire, England. It is a Royal Horticultural Society recommended garden, comprising a large selection of rare trees, shrubs and climbers growing in a woodland garden. Planting was started by the owners, Suzette and Robert Vernon in 1992 on what was then a six acre (2.2 hectare) meadow, just under 500 feet (150 metres) above sea level.
Staunton Harold Hall
Staunton Harold Hall is a large grade I listed country house situated within the 2,000-acre Staunton Harold Park in Leicestershire. The hall is a Georgian style house largely rebuilt in 1763 for Washington Shirley, 5th Earl Ferrers It is a two storey brick building with stone dressing in the form of a square enclosing a quadrangle. The house is situated in the 2,000-acre Staunton Harold Park in which the 17th century Grade I listed Chapel of the Holy Trinity (Staunton Harold church) also stands.
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