Bovingdon
in Hertfordshire of England, United Kingdom

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
51.723 and -0.537 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 51° 43' 23" and W -0° 32' 12"
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: 01:49 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:57 am and 8:05 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: 2024-04-18 08:12:24

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

Address
5,2 mi
16 High St
HP7 0DH Amersham
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


The Kings Arms

Address
5,2 mi
High Street 30
HP7 0DJ Amersham
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Boxmoor Lodge Hotel & Restaurant

Address
2,1 mi
London Road
HP1 2RA Hemel Hempstead
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


De Vere Latimer Estate

Address
3,0 mi
Grove Lane
HP5 1UG Chesham
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


The Kings Arms

Address
2,8 mi
147 High Street
HP4 3HL Berkhamsted
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


The Pennyfarthing Hotel

Address
3,0 mi
296-298 High Street
HP4 1AH Berkhamsted
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


Bedford Arms

Address
3,5 mi
Chenies Village 28-30
WD3 6EQ Chenies,Rickmansworth
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


The Olde Kings Arms

Address
3,7 mi
41 High Street
HP1 3AF Hemel Hempstead
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Chequers

Address
5,1 mi
51 London Road West
HP7 9DA Amersham
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hemel Hempstead West

Address
1,6 mi
A41 SERVICE AREA STONEY LANE, BOURNE END
HP1 2SB Hemel Hempstead
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


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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.

Located at 51.7333, -0.533333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Parliamentary constituencies in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1950, Politics of Three Rivers (district), Politics of Dacorum

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".

Located at 51.7269, -0.543333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Royal Air Force stations in Hertfordshire, Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom, Closed facilities of the United States Air Force in the United Kingdom, Military history of Hertfordshire, Dacorum, Airfields of the VIII Bomber Command in the United Kingdom, Hemel Hempstead

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.

Located at 51.7504, -0.524944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway accidents in England, History of Hertfordshire, Rail transport in Hertfordshire, Railway accidents in 1945, Disasters in Hertfordshire, 1945 in England, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, Dacorum

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.

Located at 51.725, -0.540833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Prisons in Hertfordshire, Category C prisons in England, 1987 establishments in England

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.

Located at 51.72, -0.575 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hamlets in Buckinghamshire

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.

Located at 51.728, -0.556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hamlets in Buckinghamshire, Hill forts in Buckinghamshire

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.

Located at 51.7495, -0.5343 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former toll roads in the United Kingdom, Transport in Hertfordshire, History of Hertfordshire, Dacorum, Ancient trackways in England

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.

Located at 51.7388, -0.5158 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Buildings and structures in Hertfordshire, Independent schools in Hertfordshire


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Bovingdon