Virginstow
in Devon of England, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
50.711 and -4.298 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 50° 42' 38" and W -4° 17' 53"
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: 12:24 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:56 am and 8:32 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou
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: 2024-04-26 08:02:42

Explore Virginstow

Virginstow in Devon (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 189 mi (or 304 km) west of London, the country's capital.

Local time in Virginstow is now 12:24 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports in the vicinity of Virginstow, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Plymouth City Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), South-East. 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 42 mi (or 68 km), South. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. 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: Werrington, Boyton, Launceston, South Hill and Trewen. 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 4°C / 39 °F
Evening Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 42 °F
Chance of rainfall 3%
Air Humidity 91%
Air Pressure 1001 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

10°C (49 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

10°C (51 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

12°C (53 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Arundell Arms

Address
4,7 mi
Fore Street 1
PL16 0AA Lifton
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

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Launceston Steam Railway Darjeeling victor parker video MOV0F0

Published: August 23, 2009
Length: 03:20 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Victor Parker

Launceston, Cornwall, is the home of a narrow gauge railway. For the month of September a Darjeeling Himalayan Railway locomotive steam engine No. 19 is on loan. The locomotive is the only...


launceston steam railway cornwall part 1 15/16 aug 2011

Published: August 26, 2011
Length: 47:39 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: colin125gwr

a great narrow gauge (2'0'') railway filmed on 2 days.


Launceston LDS

Published: January 02, 2011
Length: 50:18 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: CornwallAdEd

Flexible Learning with Cornwall Adult Education at the Launceston Learning Dot Shop.


Launceston Steam Railway Darjeeling victor parker video MOV0EE

Published: August 23, 2009
Length: 56:53 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Victor Parker

We take Spencer on the train. Launceston, Cornwall, is the home of a narrow gauge railway. For the month of September a Darjeeling Himalayan Railway locomotive steam engine No. 19 is on loan....


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Published: August 15, 2011
Length: 03:35 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: joel lewis

Swankie dj and Kashi Madness at Storm Launceston,Cornwall!!!!!!!


Launceston Steam Railway Darjeeling victor parker video

Published: August 23, 2009
Length: 05:58 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Victor Parker

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Eagle House Hotel , Launceston with SoundONE Disco

Published: July 02, 2011
Length: 13:12 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: SoundONE Disco

Launceston College Leavers Party.


Folk2Folk expand peer to peer lending success across the South West UK

Published: September 04, 2014
Length: 18:20 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Folk2Folk

With over £35 million lent to individuals and businesses across the South West, Folk2Folk's secured peer to peer lending is expanding across the region and looking for more lenders and borrowers.


FPV Racing Mini Quadcopters Spanky 6 Oneshot KISS

Published: February 24, 2015
Length: 37:02 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jab1a

A great morning spent FPV racing mini quadcopters in Cornwall, UK. Four quads are in this race, 2xZMR250, FPV250 and a Spanky 6. I am flying the larger quad due to a my Spanky 5 being out...


Leadwork Roofing Timelapse.

Published: April 22, 2011
Length: 24:28 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Tim Fuge

This is me over one and a half days replacing lead hips on a roof in Launceston.


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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.

Torridge and West Devon (UK Parliament constituency)

Torridge and West Devon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Geoffrey Cox, a Conservative.

Located at 50.715, -4.263 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Parliamentary constituencies in Devon, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1983

North Cornwall Railway

The North Cornwall Railway was a railway line running from Halwill in Devon to Padstow in Cornwall via Launceston, Camelford and Wadebridge, a distance of 49 miles 67 chains (80.21 km). Opened in the last decade of the nineteenth century, it was part of a drive by the London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) to develop holiday traffic to Cornwall.

Located at 50.6908, -4.3103 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rail transport in Cornwall, Disused railway stations in Cornwall, Closed railway lines in South West England, Railway companies established in 1882, Railway lines opened in 1886, Standard gauge railways in England

List of United Kingdom locations: Ds-Dz

Located at 50.7, -4.29 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article

Ashwater railway station

Ashwater railway station was a railway station that served the hamlets of Ashwater and Ashmill in Devon, England. It was located on the North Cornwall Railway 5 miles southwest of Halwill, close to the River Carey and approximately 0.5 miles away from Ashwater.

Located at 50.7336, -4.27783 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Disused railway stations in Devon, Former London and South Western Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1886, Railway stations closed in 1966, Beeching closures in England


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