Bovington Camp
in Dorset of England, United Kingdom
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Bournemouth Airport (18 mi) - RNAS Yeovilton (28 mi)
- Southampton Airport (42 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (52 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (52 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (57 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (59 mi)
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Alderney Airport (69 mi) - RAF Fairford (71 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Ashley Wood Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Knighton Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Ferndown Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Portland Marina (marina, (13 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.698 and -2.235 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 41' 52" and W -2° 14' 6"
- 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: 06:49 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:41 am and 8:30 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- 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: 2024-04-30 08:30:35
Delve into Bovington Camp
Bovington Camp in Dorset (England) with it's 2,586 habitants is a town located in United Kingdom about 107 mi (or 173 km) south-west of London, the country's capital town.
Time in Bovington Camp is now 06:49 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports closer to Bovington Camp, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Bournemouth Airport in a distance of 18 mi (or 29 km), 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 City of Bath in a distance of 54 mi (or 87 km), North-East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 1 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dorchester, Poole, Bournemouth, Ansty and Mere. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 68% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
10°C (49 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
12°C (54 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kemps Country House
The Countryman Inn
Videos from this area
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M3 Grant
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Museum of the Royal Armoured Corps.
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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.
Turners Puddle
Turners Puddle is a hamlet in Dorset, England, situated on the River Piddle in the Purbeck district, seven miles north west of Wareham. The village has a population of 60.
Monkey World
Monkey World (fully referred to as Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre) is a 65-acre ape and monkey sanctuary and rescue centre near Wool, Dorset, England. Set up in 1987 by the late Jim Cronin, and later operated by both him and his wife Alison, it was originally intended to provide a home for abused chimpanzees used as props by Spanish beach photographers, but is now home to many different species of primates.
Winfrith Hundred
Winfrith Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes: Coombe Keynes East Lulworth East Stoke Moreton (part) Owermoigne (later a separate liberty) Poxwell Warmwell Watercombe (from 1858) Winfrith Newburgh Woodsford
Clouds Hill
Clouds Hill is an isolated cottage near Wareham in the county of Dorset in South West England. It is the former home of T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and is now run as a museum by the National Trust.
Winfrith
Winfrith was a United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority site near Winfrith Newburgh in Dorset. It covered an area on Bovington Heath to the west of the village of Wool between the A352 road and the London Waterloo to Weymouth railway line. It opened in 1958 and was used for nuclear reactor research and development into the 1990s. The last reactor was shut down in 1995, although decommissioning of the site will not finish till 2018.
Bindon Abbey
Bindon Abbey (Bindonium) was a Cistercian monastery, of which only ruins remain, on the River Frome about half a mile east of Wool in the Purbeck District, Dorset, England.
Winfrith Technology Centre
Winfrith Technology Centre is a science and technology park which is owned by English Partnerships . The site was a former UKAEA Winfrith Nuclear Power station which was in service from the 1950s to early 1990s. The Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor was also developed at the site. The centre is situated near the village of Winfrith Newburgh, which is some eight miles west of Wareham and nine miles east of Dorchester.
Woolbridge Manor House
Woolbridge Manor is just outside the village of Wool, Dorset on the North side of the old Wool bridge, a historic crossing point over the River Frome, which is now closed to traffic except pedestrians and cyclists due to a bypass and junction.
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