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Delve into Minchington
Minchington in Dorset (England) is located in United Kingdom about 92 mi (or 148 km) south-west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Minchington is now 12:53 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports close to Minchington, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Bournemouth Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km), South-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 36 mi (or 57 km), North-East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bower Chalke, Ansty, Dinton, Bishopstone and Hindon. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 44 °F
Morning Temperature | 4°C / 38 °F |
Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
Night Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 17% |
Air Humidity | 88% |
Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
12°C (53 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
13°C (55 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, scattered clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
10°C (49 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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THE TWO LARGEST 6
A New Holland CR9090 and Class Lexion 600 combining winter OSR in Witchampton, Dorset on 8-8-2009, with a John Deere 8530 towing a large chaser bin. It could hardly keep up with these two...
THE TWO LARGEST 2
A New Holland CR9090 and Class Lexion 600 combining winter OSR in Witchampton, Dorset on 8-8-2009, with a John Deere 8530 towing a large chaser bin. It could hardly keep up with these two...
THE TWO LARGEST 1
A New Holland CR9090 and Class Lexion 600 combining winter OSR in Witchampton, Dorset on 8-8-2009, with a John Deere 8530 towing a large chaser bin. It could hardly keep up with these two...
THE TWO LARGEST 3
A New Holland CR9090 and Class Lexion 600 combining winter OSR in Witchampton, Dorset on 8-8-2009, with a John Deere 8530 towing a large chaser bin. It could hardly keep up with these two...
Great Dorset Steam Fair, Tarrant Hinton, Blandford Forum, Dorset, 2014. ( 24 )
The Great Dorset Steam Fair 2014. The special display they had was commemorating World War 1. They had dug trenches to give you a small idea what it was like. They can never re-create the...
Launceston Farm, Bed & Breakfast in Dorset.
Promotional Video for Launceston Farm Bed & Breakfast, Tarrant Launceston, Dorset. http://www.launcestonfarm.co.uk/
TRACTION ENGINES GALORE ! ! Dorset UK, 2014
An Endless Parade of Traction Engines and Old Steam Vehicles at the Great Dorset Steam Fair 2014. Date: 30th August 2014 Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ 38 Photographer - Haluge!
The Great Dorset Steam Fair 2014
Candid footage shot with a GoPro Hero 3+ Black at the 2014 Great Dorset Steam Fair 2014. A special thank you goes to The Leighton Buzzard Railway for allowing us to mount our camera on their...
Crop Circle - Near Wimborne St Giles - 15th July 2014
Another one appeared... Filmed on a DJI Phantom 1 with cheap eBay gimbal and GoPro HD Hero2 using Protune settings.
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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.
Gussage
Gussage is a series of three villages in north Dorset, England, situated along a tributary of the River Allen on Cranborne Chase, eight miles north east of Blandford Forum and 10 miles north of Wimborne. The stream runs through all three parishes: Gussage All Saints, population 192, Gussage St Michael, pop. 219 and Gussage St Andrew, population unknown, but smaller than the other two villages.
Cranborne Chase
Cranborne Chase is a chalk plateau in central southern England, straddling the counties Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire. The plateau is part of the English Chalk Formation and is adjacent to Salisbury Plain and the West Wiltshire Downs in the north, and the Dorset Downs to the south west. The scarp slope of the hills faces the Blackmore Vale to the west, and to some extent the Vale of Wardour to the north. The chalk gently slopes south and dips under clays and gravels.
Knowlton Hundred
Knowlton Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes: Gussage All Saints Long Crichel Woodlands
Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs
The Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) covers 379 square miles of Dorset, Hampshire, Somerset and Wiltshire. It is the sixth largest AONB in England. The landscape is mainly farmed chalk downland. The people who populated the area thousands of years ago constructed Ackling Dyke and the Knowlton Circles. The area was later the scene of conflict in the English Civil War, seeing the destruction of Old Wardour Castle.
Larmer Tree Gardens
The Larmer Tree Gardens near Tollard Royal in south Wiltshire, England, were created by Lieutenant-General Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers in 1880 as pleasure grounds for "public enlightenment and entertainment". They were the first private gardens opened for public enjoyment in the United Kingdom, and were free to enter. The gardens are situated on the Rushmore Estate in Cranborne Chase, an ancient royal hunting ground and now an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Larmer Tree Festival
The Larmer Tree Festival is a five-day music and arts festival held annually at the Larmer Tree Gardens near Tollard Royal on the Wiltshire-Dorset border in England. Described as "One of the most family-friendly festivals around", it is also noted for its "stunning location ... and outstanding eclectic line-up. " In October 2008 the Larmer Tree Festival won the Family Festival Award at the UK Festival Awards.
Sandroyd School
Sandroyd School is an independent co-educational preparatory school for both day and boarding pupils in Rushmore Park, near the village of Tollard Royal in Wiltshire. Sandroyd School was originally established by the Reverend Louis Herbert Wellesley Wesley as a small private coaching establishment for boys hoping to enter Eton College.
St Mary's Church, Long Crichel
St Mary's Church, Long Crichel, is located in the hamlet of Long Crichel, Dorset, England. It is a redundant Anglican parish church that has been under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches since 2010. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.