Princetown
in Devon of England, United Kingdom
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Plymouth City Airport (10 mi) - Exeter International Airport (28 mi)
- Newquay Cornwall Airport (45 mi)
- MOD St. Athan (64 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (65 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (67 mi)
- Swansea Airport (73 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (80 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 97 mi)
- Boringdon Park Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- China Fleet Country Club (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Bigbury Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Fingle Glen Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.544 and -3.989 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 32' 38" and W -3° 59' 18"
- 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: 05:59 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:57 am and 8:29 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
Delve into Princetown
Princetown in Devon (England) with it's 1,366 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 181 mi (or 291 km) west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Princetown is now 05:59 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports close to Princetown, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Plymouth City Airport in a distance of 10 mi (or 16 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 40 mi (or 64 km), South-West. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Plymouth, Millbrook, Pillaton, South Hill and Launceston. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 3% |
| Air Humidity | 82% |
| Air Pressure | 1001 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Videos from this area
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Devonport Leat Walk Part 2.
Devonport Leat Walk , Part 2 is from Burrator Reservoir and finish at Drivage Bottom on Dartmoor (This is where it all started with my Photographic Walks back in 2000 .)
Haunted Devon, The Old Tin Mine, Dartmoor
A pilot episode presented by Kriss Ellis-Stansfield which follows an investigation into the unknown alongside U.K Paranormal group Haunted Devon. In this pilot episode, Kriss joins group founder...
The New Hero In Town
A short test video from my new GoPro Hero 4 Black, shot in 2.7k @ 50fps and then downsized the 1080p. Pity the sky was completely white/grey today but the footage is much sharper than my old...
The Flight
Pushing my flight limits once again. This video is one continuous clip, with no editing. It shows the entire flight from start to finish, including the heart pounding, for me, stetch over the...
Dartmoor Ponies (Foals) Near Two Bridges, Princetown
Dartmoor - Social Hiking - Tor Bagging Weekend
This video sees me take my first trip to Dartmoor with a group of friends from Social Hiking aka http://www.ShareYourAdventure.com. We stayed for the weekend at the Plume of Feathers Bunkhouse...
Dartmoor Mountain Biking - Burrator + The Widowmaker (goPro)
High speed trails around the Princetown and Burrator Reservoir area - including Hidden Valley before hitting the famous Widowmaker descent, and the Rock Garden towards the end. Singletrack...
Dartmoor camping in sub zero tempratures
Wild camp on North Dartmoor on rough tor, very cold temp went down to -5 at night and probably less outside with the wind. Niether of us had very good sleeping bags and if it wasn't for extra...
Yealm steps and Ditsworthy Warren
A short 2 night trip on Dartmoor.
Dartmoor National Park - scene of a fresh kill possibly by a big cat
We were going through our 17-mile-long spring walk around the tors close to Princetown, Devon a couple of weeks ago when we saw a large pool of blood (not shown in video) close to Davenport...
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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.
Dartmoor
Dartmoor is an area of moorland in south Devon, England. Protected by National Park status, it covers 954 square kilometres . The granite upland dates from the Carboniferous period of geological history. The moorland is capped with many exposed granite hilltops known as tors, providing habitats for Dartmoor wildlife. The highest point is High Willhays, 621 m above sea level. The entire area is rich in antiquities and archaeology.
HM Prison Dartmoor
HM Prison Dartmoor is a Category C men's prison, located in Princetown, high on Dartmoor in the English county of Devon. Its high granite walls dominate this area of the moor. The prison is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall, and is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.
North Hessary Tor
North Hessary Tor is a hill 517 metres high just above Dartmoor Prison, in Princetown within Dartmoor Forest civil parish, which is located in the borough of West Devon, Devon, England. The tor is one of the boundary points mentioned in the perambulations of the Forest of Dartmoor. Situated on the summit is the North Hessary Tor transmitting station - an FM radio and television transmitter which uses a 196 metres high guyed mast.
Two Bridges
Two Bridges is an isolated location in the heart of Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. It is situated around 2.5 km north east of Princetown on the old turnpike road which was built across Dartmoor in the late 18th century (now known as the B3212). A map dated 1765 suggests the origin of the name, for in those days the road crossed both the West Dart and the River Cowsic, just upstream from the point where they meet, and required two separate bridges.
River Swincombe
The River Swincombe is a tributary of the West Dart River on Dartmoor in Devon in south-west England. It rises south-east of Princetown, and flows 2 km south-east to Foxtor Mires, where it turns north-east to meet the West Dart near Hexworthy. The first 2 km are known as the Strane River.
Dartmoor crosses
The Dartmoor crosses are a series of stone crosses found in Dartmoor National Park in the centre of Devon, England. Many of them are old navigational aids, needed because of the remoteness of the moorland and its typically bad weather. Some mark medieval routes between abbeys. Other crosses were erected as memorials, for prayer, as town or market crosses, in churchyards, and as boundary markers.
Dartmoor kistvaens
Dartmoor kistvaens are burial tombs or cists from the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age, i.e. from c 2500 BC to c 1500 BC. Kistvaens have been found in many places, including Dartmoor, a 954 km area of moorland in south Devon, England. The box-like stone tombs were created when the ancient people of the area lived in hut circles. Cists are often to be found in the centre of a cairn circle although some appear solitary which could be the result of the loss of an original slight mound.
North Hessary Tor transmitting station
Situated on the summit of North Hessary Tor in Devon, England is an FM radio and television transmitter which uses as aerial a 196 metres high guyed mast. It was built by the BBC in 1955 when a transmitter was needed to introduce 405 line television into Devon. It now carries a small UHF TV transmitter which serves Princetown and Dartmoor. FM radio transmissions began in 1956 and cover most of Devon and eastern parts of Cornwall. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Princetown.
Dartmoor Forest › North: Dartmoor National Park, Dartmoor Forest (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Princeton, Princetown
