Colyton
in Devon of England, United Kingdom
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Exeter International Airport (15 mi) - RNAS Yeovilton (26 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (47 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (47 mi)
- MOD St. Athan (49 mi)
- Plymouth City Airport (50 mi)
- Bournemouth Airport (54 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (58 mi)
- RAF Fairford (85 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Exeter Golf And Country Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Enmore Park Golf Club (Golf course, 27 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.740 and -3.070 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 44' 24" and W -3° 4' 12"
- 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: 03:10 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:55 am and 8:24 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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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: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Explore Colyton
Colyton in Devon (England) with it's 2,668 inhabitants is a city in United Kingdom about 138 mi (or 223 km) south-west of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Colyton is now 03:10 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Colyton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Exeter International Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 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 Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 72 mi (or 116 km), North. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Taunton, Bickleigh, Exeter, Torquay and Bleadon. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 79% |
| Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
10°C (49 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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A Trip On The Seaton Tramway
Join me and our driver Andy for a trip along the Seaton Tramway in sunny Devon. Our journey begins at Seaton stopping at Colyford and ending at Colyton.
Seaton Tram (going North)
Fabulous tramway from Seaton to Colyford - this trip is going North. Alongside are the Axe Estuary on one side and on the other the Wetlands. This video is fast forward with true speed at...
Seaton Tram (going South)
Fabulous tramway from Seaton to Colyford - this trip is going South. Alongside are the Axe Estuary on one side and on the other the Wetlands. This video is fast forward with true speed at...
Seaton Tramway on 7th September 2012
Enjoyable visit to the Seaton Tramway in East Devon on Friday 7th September. Good al fresco lunch at Tramstop Restaurant at Colyton, followed by tram journey from Colyton to Seaton via Colyford...
Beer Heights Light Railway, Pecorama
Part of a trip on the miniature railway at the Pecorama model railway exhibition in Devon, England. The whole trip is over a mile long.
Millendreath to Seaton Climbing and Jumping - ISON Countdown
StreetZips founding members travel from Millendreath to Seaton on Saturday, damn, it took longer than we thought! Beautiful sunset and stunning views that day though - enjoy. After the cameras...
Sea Kayaking off the Jurassic Coast, Devon & Dorset.
Very quick clip of a part of a Kayak trip along part of the beautiful Jurassic Coast, Devon & Dorset. UK. The "famous one handed paddle" mention is a nod to Maverick Outdoors: https://www.youtube.c...
Plymouth Bikers | Seaton ride-out
Plymouth Bikers Seaton motorcycle ride out http://www.plymouthbikers.co.uk 151 miles covered on this ride-out. A trip on the back roads led us to Romany Jones for breakfast and banter. This...
Seaton Tramway June 2012
A journey down the Seaton Tramway from Colyton to Seaton, in June 2012. http://www.tram.co.uk.
Accident on A3052
While driving home I came across this accident scene or as the police prefer to call them now, RTC (Road Traffic Collision). If you look carefully you can se...
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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.
River Axe (Lyme Bay)
The River Axe is a river in Dorset, Somerset and Devon, in the south-west of England. It rises near Beaminster in Dorset, flows west then south by Axminster and joins the English Channel at Axmouth near Seaton in Lyme Bay. During its 22-mile course it is fed by various streams and by the tributary rivers Yarty and Coly. It is a shallow, non-navigable river, although its mouth at Axmouth has some boating activity. Fish include brown trout, dace, roach and occasional salmon.
Seaton Tramway
The Seaton Tramway is an 838mm narrow gauge electric tramway which operates over the route of a former British Railways branch line in Seaton, Devon. The line was converted between 1969 and 1971 by Claude Lane, who had bought the line from BR and had successfully operated trams in Eastbourne as a visitor attraction. The 3-mile route runs through East Devon's Axe Valley, between the coastal resort of Seaton, the small village of Colyford and the ancient town of Colyton.
Axmouth
Axmouth is a village and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, near the mouth of the River Axe. The village itself is about 1 km inland, although the parish extends to the sea. The village is near Seaton and Beer which are on the other side of the Axe estuary. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 493.
Old Shute House
See also: New Shute House Old Shute House (known as Shute Barton between about 1789 and the 20th century), located at Shute, near Colyton, Axminster, Devon, is the remnant of a mediaeval manor house with Tudor additions, today in the ownership of the National Trust. It was given a Grade I listing on 14 December 1955. It is one of the most important non-fortified manor houses of the Middle Ages still in existence.
Seaton Down
Seaton Down is the location of an Iron Age hill fort that takes the form of an earthwork with a large linear rampart cutting a promontory of land at the northeast end of the down off as a defensive fortification. It is slightly unusual in this layout when compared with other forts in the area. The fort is approximately 125 metres above sea level.
Seaton Junction railway station
Seaton Junction is a closed railway station on the West of England Main Line from London Waterloo to Exeter. It was situated 3 miles west of Axminster and 7 miles east of Honiton.
Colcombe Castle
Colcombe Castle was a now lost castle or fortified house situated about 1/2 mile north of the village of Colyton in East Devon. It was a seat of the Courtenay family, Earls of Devon, whose principal seat was Tiverton Castle, about 22 miles to the NW. It was used as his seat by Thomas de Courtenay, 5th Earl of Devon (d.1458) whilst his widowed mother occupied Tiverton Castle as her dower house.
New Shute House
New Shute House is a late Palladian country house built between 1785 and 1789 by Sir John de la Pole, 6th Baronet (1757–1799) and is situated within the grounds of Old Shute House, in the parish of Shute, near Axminster, East Devon. It was given Grade II* listing on 8 May 1967. It was vacated by the Pole family in 1926 and was let between 1933 to 1974 to a girls' school.
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