Wool
in Dorset of England, United Kingdom
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Bournemouth Airport (18 mi) - RNAS Yeovilton (29 mi)
- Southampton Airport (42 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (52 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (53 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (58 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (60 mi)
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Alderney Airport (67 mi) - RAF Fairford (72 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 81 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Ashley Wood Golf Club (Golf course, 13 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):
- 50.680 and -2.219 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 40' 46" and W -2° 13' 8"
- 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: 02:05 PM (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:
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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 Wool
Wool in Dorset (England) with it's 2,724 residents is a town located in United Kingdom about 107 mi (or 173 km) south-west of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Wool is now 02:05 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports nearby Wool, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Bournemouth Airport in a distance of 18 mi (or 29 km), North-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 Dorset and East Devon Coast in a distance of 53 mi (or 85 km), East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. 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, Poole, Bournemouth, Ansty and Bower Chalke. 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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Wool Community Library
Summer Reading Challenge 2014 - young users of Wool Community Library film each other's thoughts on the Challenge.
England - Wool (Dorset) - June 2010
This clip is taken from the railway station at Wool, Dorset, in southern England in June 2010. I had just taken a day trip from London to see the Bovington Tank Museum, which is just out...
Wool, Dorset carnival parade 2012
The parade to the Village Hall around Wool 2012.
scooter clubs rideout to wool in dorset.
Damory Coaches (A W&D Company) Optare Solo in Wool
M3 Grant
This was the first grant into the country and as such was used fof testing, first it went through automotive testing and was then sent to the ranges to test the tanks resistance to panzerfaust....
Leopard 1
The leopard 1 is the result of a joint French-German project that broke down with each country going its own way, the french got the AMX-30. The Leopard was a mobile tank that sacrificed armour...
General Motors EMD Class 66 No 66595
General Motors EMD Class 66 No 66595, operated by Freightliner, passing Wool station in Dorset. This was a classic case of not knowing from which direction the engine was coming from. I had...
Leopard 1
The leopard 1 is the result of a joint French-German project that broke down with each country going its own way, the french got the AMX-30. The Leopard was a mobile tank that sacrificed armour...
Oil Pastel Paintings
This is my first attempt with oil pastel so any advice or tips would be most welcome. I only do this for a hobby so please bear that in mind. The paintings are mostly of local scene (although...
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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.
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.
Lulworth Castle
Lulworth Castle, in East Lulworth, Dorset, situated south of Wool, is an early 17th century mock castle. The stone building has now been re-built as a museum. In 1610 Lulworth Castle was built as a hunting lodge by Thomas Howard, 3rd Viscount Howard of Bindon, a grandson of the 3rd Duke of Norfolk. In 1641, Humphrey Weld purchased it from Howard's heir, James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk. A Roman Catholic Chapel was built in the grounds in 1786.
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.
Lulworth Estate
The Lulworth Estate is located in central south Dorset, England. Its most notable landscape feature include a five mile stretch of coastline on the Jurassic coast. Part of the area is a special World Heritage Site. The historic estate, of which the stately castle - Lulworth Castle - was residence to the Weld family until 1929 when it was ravaged by fire. The estate is predominantly owned by the Weld family who have lived there for several generations.
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.
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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