Worth Matravers
in Dorset of England, United Kingdom

How to get there and get around
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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
50.598 and -2.038 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 50° 35' 52" and W -2° 2' 18"
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: 08:36 PM (Saturday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:47 am and 8:23 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay
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: 2024-04-27 08:23:39

Delve into Worth Matravers

Worth Matravers in Dorset (England) with it's 275 habitants is a town located in United Kingdom about 104 mi (or 168 km) south-west of London, the country's capital town.

Time in Worth Matravers is now 08:36 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports closer to Worth Matravers, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Bournemouth Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 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 46 mi (or 73 km), East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance. 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: Poole, Bournemouth, Bower Chalke, Dorchester and Ansty. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F

Morning Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Evening Temperature 10°C / 51 °F
Night Temperature 8°C / 46 °F
Chance of rainfall 11%
Air Humidity 80%
Air Pressure 1001 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 85% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

7°C (45 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

12°C (53 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

13°C (55 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, scattered clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Kingston Country Courtyard

Address
1,3 mi
Kingston
BH20 5LR Wareham
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Bradle Farmhouse

Address
3,3 mi
Bradle
BH20 5NU Wareham
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 16:30
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Amberlea Guest House

Address
3,4 mi
36 Victoria Avenue
BH19 1AP Swanage
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 17:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Corner Meadow

Address
3,4 mi
24 Victoria Avenue
BH19 1AP Swanage
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Town Hall Lodge

Address
3,5 mi
Town Hall Lane
BH19 1EX Swanage
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Mortons House Hotel

Address
2,8 mi
45 East Street
BH20 5EE Corfe Castle
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Purbeck House Hotel

Address
3,2 mi
91 High Street
BH19 2LZ Swanage
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Southover Bed and Breakfast

Address
3,5 mi
Southcliffe Road
BH19 2JF Swanage
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Sandhaven Guest House

Address
3,8 mi
5 Ulwell Road
BH19 1LE Swanage
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Grand

Address
3,9 mi
Burlington Road
BH19 1LU Swanage
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 23:59
Weekend: 0:00 - 0:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Nat-Pres 73129 Appreciation Weekend

Published: April 09, 2008
Length: 09:36 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: 60836

The Swanage Railway's Steam Gala to commemorate 40 years since steam was withdrawn on the Southern region was held over July 7/8/9. People from far afield came to see this (or at least I did!)....


Langton Matravers Village Fete

Published: August 28, 2013
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: islandcottageholiday

The village fete at Langton Matravers in Dorset.


Langton Matravers Auxiliary Unit Memorial Plaque Presentation

Published: October 28, 2012
Length: 15:04 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Stay Behinds

This is the complete presentation filmed at the Langton Matravers Auxiliary Unit Memorial Plaque Presentation on October 27th 2012. See more on this day here http://www.coleshillhouse.com/langton-.


Yamaha XJR 1300 SP rideout to Swanage, The Globe Pub

Published: June 25, 2012
Length: 56:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Dorset Rides

Go Pro HD mounted to a Yamaha XJR 1300 SP via a handlebar clamp mount. Footage begins at Wareham Dorset and ends at The Square Compass in Worth Matravers.


Jim's cigar

Published: October 14, 2012
Length: 00:29 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: GreyBlackSilver

Jimmy smoking a decent cigar at the Square and Compass pub in Worth Matravers, Swanage, Dorset, England.


Winspit Evening and Night

Published: May 02, 2012
Length: 05:10 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Oliver Vass

Time-lapse video of Purbeck scenery at Winspit near Worth Matravers in Dorset.


Yamaha WR426s Trip to Corfe Castle and the Purbecks.mp4

Published: January 26, 2013
Length: 45:49 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: terry tibbs

Small trip out to Corfe Castle and the Purbeck hills on a pair of Yamaha WR426s.


Woodyhyde Campsite

Published: May 07, 2012
Length: 31:16 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: sussexsaga

It's tight but well worth a visit!


Upsidedirt: Raw. The Isle of Purbeck GoPro Hero3 HD

Published: April 26, 2014
Length: 30:24 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: TheBeSomething

Upsidedirt presents, an unedited uninterupted clips from "The Isle of Purbeck" in Dorset, aka "The Purbecks". It's a collection of trails near to Swanage and Poole and easily accessible. This...


Post-Coital Snooze crux section, 6a, Winspit, Dorset

Published: April 26, 2013
Length: 04:24 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Tim Harrison

Drew Searle onsighting the crux on Post-Coital Snooze.


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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.

Dancing Ledge

Dancing Ledge is part of the Jurassic Coast near Langton Matravers in the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England.

Located at 50.5918, -2.0045 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Isle of Purbeck, Geography of Dorset, Geology of Dorset, Jurassic Coast

Winspit

Winspit is an old quarry on the cliffs near Worth Matravers in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England that is no longer in use. More recently it has been used as a set for Doctor Who and Blake's 7. Winspit until roughly 1940 was used as a stone quarry, producing stone for major buildings in London. However, during World War II it was used as a site for naval and air defences. After the war the caves were opened to the public.

Located at 50.5838, -2.0408 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Isle of Purbeck, , Visitor attractions in Dorset, History of Dorset, Geology of Dorset, Jurassic Coast, Quarries in England

Scoles Manor

Scoles Manor is a listed Grade 2* building two miles from Corfe Castle, Dorset. It is believed to be the oldest continuously occupied building in the parish of Corfe Castle. The main part of the house was built in 1635 and there is a medieval structure attached which has been dated to 1280 and which was either a chapel or a small hall house. The name Scoles is derived from the family called Scoville or Scovil who originally came from the village of Escoville in Normandy.

Located at 50.6193, -2.0526 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Grade II listed buildings in Dorset

Chapmans Pool

Chapman's Pool is a small cove to the west of Worth Matravers on the Isle of Purbeck, in Dorset, England.

Located at 50.5935, -2.0644 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geography of Dorset, Isle of Purbeck, Hills of Dorset, Coves of England

St. Aldhelm's Chapel, St. Aldhelm's Head

St Aldhelm's Chapel is a Norman chapel on St Aldhelm's Head in the parish of Worth Matravers, Swanage, Dorset. The square stone chapel stands within a low circular earthwork, which may be the remains of a pre-Conquest Christian enclosure. The building has several architectural features which are unusual for a chapel; the square shape, the orientation of the corners of the building towards the cardinal points, and the division and restriction of the interior space by a large central column.

Located at 50.5797, -2.0568 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Isle of Purbeck, Churches in Dorset, Jurassic Coast

Durnford School

Durnford School was a notoriously spartan and uncomfortable preparatory school which opened in 1894 on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset. The school occupied Durnford House, in High Street (postcode BH19 3HB) in the village of Langton Matravers near Swanage. "Strip and swim" was the morning ritual for the boys – watched by headmaster Thomas Pellatt – into the sea from Dancing Ledge on the coast in 1898.

Located at 50.6097, -2.00333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Defunct schools in Dorset, Educational institutions established in 1894, 1894 establishments in England

St Alban's Head

St Alban's Head (corruption of St Aldhelms Head) is a headland located five kilometres southwest of Swanage, on the coast of Dorset, England. It is the most southerly part of the Purbeck peninsula, and comprises an outcrop of Portland Stone from the overlying Lower Purbeck Stone. On the bluff of the headland is a monument to the development of radar during World War II, by the Telecommunications Research Establishment at nearby RAF Worth Matravers.

Located at 50.5788, -2.0565 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Isle of Purbeck, Geology of England, Headlands of Dorset, Geography of Dorset, Jurassic Coast, Special Areas of Conservation in England

Halsewell (East Indiaman)

The Halsewell was an East Indiaman that was wrecked on 6 January 1786 at the start of a voyage from London to Madras. She lost her masts in a violent storm in the English Channel, and was driven onto the rocks below a cliff on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. The vicar of nearby Worth Matravers recorded the event in his parish register: On the 4th, 5th and 6th day of January, a remarkable snow storm, sometimes a hurricane, with the wind at south.

Located at 50.5892, -2.02057 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Shipwrecks in the English Channel, Maritime incidents in 1786


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Worth, Worth Matravers