Abbotsbury
in Dorset of England, United Kingdom
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RNAS Yeovilton (24 mi) - Bournemouth Airport (34 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (36 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (50 mi)
- Southampton Airport (58 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (59 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (60 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (64 mi)
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Alderney Airport (69 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 70 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Portland Marina (marina, (9 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.667 and -2.600 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 40' 0" and W -2° 35' 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: 11:25 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:42 am and 8:32 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - 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: 2024-05-01 08:01:32
Touring Abbotsbury
Abbotsbury in Dorset (England) with it's 481 residents is a town located in United Kingdom about 122 mi (or 197 km) south-west of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Abbotsbury is now 11:25 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports nearby Abbotsbury, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RNAS Yeovilton in a distance of 24 mi (or 38 km), North. 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 City of Bath in a distance of 65 mi (or 104 km), North-East. We collected 1 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dorchester, Kilmington, Mere, Taunton and Poole. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 51 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 7% |
| Air Humidity | 70% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
12°C (53 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, few clouds.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kings Arms Weymouth
Moonfleet Manor Hotel
Videos from this area
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The Fleet and Wind and Rain and Bunkers 1
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Beltane - Spirit of Rebirth 2008 - Burning Man
Part of the Beltane celebrations in Dorset.
Chesil Beach July 2014
Fishing and camping on Chesil Beach Weymouth.
Two Valleys Enduro Track, Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset
7 sedate laps on a slippery but dry practice day. 30.09.12.
S1 Buell - Winterbourne Abbas to West Bay Dorset - JUly 2009
S1 Buell - riding the B & C road from Winterbourne Abbas to West Bay, Dorset, England. Supertrap exhaust No sound track :) - JUly 2009.
Harvesting ' Malabar Spinach' seed
The green leaves of Malabar spinach are eaten as a green vegetable. However, it does produce deep purple berries on fruiting stalks. This video show Jason harvesting the ripe berries to extract...
Stumpy chilli
Stumpy, a diminutive chilli variety from Sea Spring Seeds. We named this variety Stumpy because of its size. The wedge-shaped, upright fruit are about 30mm long and produced above the foliage...
Buell Ulysses XB12X On & Off road Jurassic coast september 2009.WMV
Buell Ulysses XB12X On & Off road Jurassic coast september 2009.WMV.
NuMex Twilight chillies
NuMex Twilight chilli grown at Sea Spring Seeds showing the beautiful colours of the chillies as they turn from purple to yellow, orange and finally red. To buy seeds go to www.seaspringseeds.co.uk.
Coffee Bean habanero chillies
Coffee Bean, an unusual habanero grown at Sea Spring Seeds. The tiny, round fruit of this variety measure 9 to10 mm in diameter and have a powerful fruity aroma. They mature from green 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.
Portesham
Portesham is a small village in the English county of Dorset, situated close to the south coast, between the towns of Weymouth and Dorchester. The village has a population of 708. Portesham is also in walking distance of the Jurassic Coast. The village of Abbotsbury is nearby, as is the Hardy Monument, erected in honour of Captain Thomas Hardy, one of Lord Nelson's commanders at the Battle of Trafalgar, who lived at Portesham House.
Kingston Russell
Kingston Russell is a large mansion house and manor near Long Bredy in Dorset, England, west of Dorchester. The present house dates from the late 17th century but in 1730 was clad in a white Georgian stone facade. The house was restored in 1913, and at the same time the gardens were laid out. The house is on land which was granted to the Russell family (not ancestors of the Russell Dukes of Bedford), by an early king, probably King John (1199–1216) at the end of his reign, or his son Henry III.
Abbotsbury Castle
Abbotsbury Castle is an Iron Age hill fort in south west Dorset, England, situated on Wears Hill above the village of Abbotsbury, seven miles west of Dorchester and the famous hill fort at Maiden Castle. The fort was occupied by the Celtic Durotriges tribe and was situated on a high chalk hill overlooking the English Channel, making it the front line of defence from invasion.
Abbotsbury Abbey
Abbotsbury Abbey, dedicated to Saint Peter, was a Benedictine monastery in the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England. The abbey was founded in the eleventh century by King Cnut's thegn Orc and his wife Tola, who handsomely endowed the monastery with lands in the area. The abbey prospered and became a local centre of power, controlling eight manor houses and villages. During the later Middle Ages, the abbey suffered much misfortune.
Abbotsbury Swannery
Abbotsbury Swannery is the only managed colony of nesting mute swans in the world. It is situated near the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England, 14 kilometres west of Weymouth on a 1-hectare site around the Fleet lagoon protected from the weather of Lyme Bay by Chesil Beach. The colony can number over 600 swans with around 150 pairs. Written records of the swannery’s existence go back to 1393 but it probably existed well before that.
St Catherine's Chapel, Abbotsbury
St Catherine's Chapel is a small chapel situated above the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England at grid reference SY57238482. It is dedicated to Saint Catherine. It is now in the guardianship of English Heritage. It is thought to have been built in the first half of the fifteenth century as a Pilgrim chapel for Abbotsbury Abbey.
Abbotsbury Blind Lane
Abbotsbury Blind Lane is a 0.42 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset, notified in 1977.
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
The Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens near the village of Abbotsbury, Dorset, southern England, are gardens that are open to visitors. They were originally founded in 1765 by the Countess of Ilchester as a kitchen garden for the nearby castle. Since then, the gardens have developed into a 20-acre (81,000 m²) site with exotic plants, many of which were newly-discovered species when they were first introduced. There are formal and informal gardens, with woodland walks and walled gardens.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Abbotsbury.
- Dorchester
- Kilmington
- Mere
- Taunton
- Poole
- East Harptree
- Hindon
- Paulton
- Compton Martin
- Chicklade
- Ansty
- Corsley
- Chapmanslade
- Camerton
- Clutton
- Timsbury
- Blagdon
- Burrington
- Bishopstrow
- Butcombe
- Upton Scudamore
- Priston
- Wellow
- Chew Magna
- Churchill
- Stanton Drew
- Hinton Charterhouse
- Publow
- Bower Chalke
- Compton Dando
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Abbotsbury
