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Touring Bovingdon
Bovingdon in Hertfordshire (England) with it's 5,295 residents is a town located in United Kingdom about 23 mi (or 37 km) north-west of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Bovingdon is now 01:49 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports nearby Bovingdon, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Northolt in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 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 Blenheim Palace in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 km), North-West. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. We collected 3 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: Dunstable, Caddington, Totternhoe, Houghton Regis and Uxbridge. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
Morning Temperature | 1°C / 35 °F |
Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 56% |
Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 30% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 19th of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Crown
The Kings Arms
Boxmoor Lodge Hotel & Restaurant
De Vere Latimer Estate
The Kings Arms
The Pennyfarthing Hotel
Bedford Arms
The Olde Kings Arms
The Chequers
Hemel Hempstead West
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Morris Dancers
Here we see one of England's finest traditions - men dressing up as freemasons, and dancing about for beer money. I love it!
Englisch lernen an der LAL Sommerschule Berkhamsted
http://www.lal.de | Die LAL Sprachschule in Berkhamsted hat für unsere Sprachschüler viel zu bieten. Das faszinierende historische Gebäude, das auf das Jahr 1541 zurück datiert, ist heute...
Fat Cows Eating on an English Summer Day - farm near Bourne End Marina (animals)
Fat Cows eating in a farm near Bourne End Marina with other cattle. An English Summer Day video.
Stunt crazy caravan stunt
Filmed in 1990 when cars were made out of steel so thin, this stunt just shows us how easy it is to smash through a caravan.
Ariel Atom & Subaru Impreza Experience (Driftlimits)
One of the presents from my 21st Birthday was this Ariel Atom experience that took place at DriftLimits in Hemel Hempstead. The whole driving experience was great and I would definitely recommend...
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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.
South West Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
South West Hertfordshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by David Gauke, a Conservative.
RAF Bovingdon
RAF Bovingdon was a Royal Air Force station, located to the west of Bovingdon, two and a half miles (4 kilometres) south of Hemel Hempstead (its principal neighbour) and two and a half miles south east of Berkhamsted, in Hertfordshire, UK. During World War II, the airfield was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Eighth Air Force. It was assigned USAAF designation Station 112, station code "BV", later changed to "BZ".
Bourne End rail crash
The Bourne End rail crash occurred on 30 September 1945 when an overnight sleeping-car express train from Scotland to London Euston derailed due to a driver's error. 43 people were killed, making it Britain's joint seventh worst rail disaster in terms of death toll.
HM Prison The Mount
HM Prison The Mount is a Category C men's prison, located on the outskirts of Bovingdon village in Hertfordshire, England. The Mount Prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.
Orchard Leigh
Orchard Leigh is a hamlet in the parish of Latimer in Buckinghamshire, England, located along the B4505 about 2 miles east of Chesham. Chesham Preparatory School, an independent school for children aged 3 to 13, is based in the hamlet. The minister and author Reverend Walter Wynn used to reside in Orchard Leigh.
Whelpley Hill
Whelpley Hill is a hamlet in the parish of Ashley Green in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located to the east of Chesham, near the border with Hertfordshire and is the site of an Iron Age hillfort. Whelpley Hill has a village hall and a pub called the White Hart. There was a Baptist Chapel which closed in 1948, and an Anglican church which the Parish of Great Chesham put up for sale in 2006. There is no church in Whelpley Hill now, but services are held occasionally in the Coronation Hall.
Sparrows Herne Turnpike Road
Sparrows Herne Turnpike Road was an 18th century English turnpike road from London to Aylesbury. The route was approximately that of the later A41 trunk road, (excluding the modern bypass sections at Watford and Hemel Hempstead), and much of the original route is now numbered as the A4251. It followed the Edgware Road and ran through Watford, Kings Langley, Apsley, the Boxmoor area of Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted and Tring.
Westbrook Hay School
Westbrook Hay Prep School is a co-educational independent school which educates children from rising 3 –13 years. The school is primarily a day school but with flexi boarding. The school took on its present name at its present site in the 1960s, previously it had been a boarding school for boys called Gadebridge Park School in nearby Hemel Hempstead from 1914 until it was forced out of its premises, Gadebridge House by the Commission for New Towns as part of its development of the new town.