Barrow upon Soar
in Leicestershire of England, United Kingdom
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East Midlands Airport (9 mi) - Nottingham Airport (12 mi)
- RAF Cottesmore (21 mi)
- Coventry Airport (30 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (33 mi)
- Sywell Aerodrome (34 mi)
- RAF Waddington (39 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (51 mi)
- London Luton Airport (69 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (72 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 97 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 99 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 100 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 102 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 107 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 116 mi)
- Beedles Lake Golf Centre (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Humberstone Heights Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Kirby Muxloe Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Edwalton Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Greetham Valley Hotel Golf and Conference Centre (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Kilworth Springs Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Ansty Golf Club (Golf course, 29 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.752 and -1.146 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 45' 6" and W -1° 8' 45"
- 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: 06:45 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:42 am and 8:22 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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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: 2024-04-24 08:14:40
Touring Barrow upon Soar
Barrow upon Soar in Leicestershire (England) with it's 5,196 residents is a town located in United Kingdom about 96 mi (or 155 km) north-west of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Barrow upon Soar is now 06:45 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports nearby Barrow upon Soar, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is East Midlands Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 km), North-West. 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 Derwent Valley Mills in a distance of 33 mi (or 53 km), North-East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. 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: Leicester, Glenfield, Nottingham, Derby and Langham. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 70% |
| Air Pressure | 1003 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 83% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
9°C (49 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Quorn Country Hotel
Charnwood Lodge
Rothley Court Hotel
The Cedars Hotel & Restaurant
The Cedars Hotel and Restauran
Sunnyside Hotel
Caravelli
RAMADA LOUGHBOROUGH HOTEL
TRAVELODGE LOUGHBOROUGH CENTRAL
TRAVELODGE LEICESTER THRUSSINGTON
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Blasting at Mountsorrel Quarry
Blasting at Mountsorrel Quarry the blast happens about 2 mins in to the film.
Mountsorrel quarry (lafarge) excavation / mountsorrel采石场（拉法基）挖掘
150t track machine / excavator fills 100t dumper at Mountsorrel quarry / 150吨轨机/挖掘机填补百吨自卸Mountsorrel采石场.
Mountsorrel quarry (lafarge) crusher / mountsorrel采石场（拉法基）破碎机
granite boulders being crushed into 100mm aggregate for rail and road construction (giant pestle & mortar) sorry about the reflections. 花岗岩巨石被粉碎成遗憾反射铁路和公路建...
a Wickham to Mountsorrel & back
This was taken using my Fuji S8000 fd ( in essence a stills camera ) and shows my trip along the yet o be completed Mountsorrel branch line . The branch leaves the main GCR mainline at Swithlands...
Mountsorrel Station
Construction of Mountsorrel Station.
Mountsorrel quarry (lafarge) ball breaking / mountsorrel采石场（拉法基）带球突破
150t excavator uses steel ball to break granite boulders into rocks (dumpers 100t) / 150吨挖掘机使用钢珠侵入岩花岗岩石块（翻斗车百吨）
mountsorrel christmas lights being switched on nov 28th 2008
mountsorrel school choir sang as the lights were switched on....was lovely...but freezin.
Great Central Railway - Class 101 & 127 DMU
A journey aboard the preserved 4 car Class 101 & 127 DMU at the Great Central Railway.
Running Thro' Swithland Sidings
Running thro' Swithland Sidings behind 9F 92214 2-10-0 locomotive heading the 13:00 hrs departure from Leicester North passing 7MT 70013 Oliver Cromwell on a southbound service.
Swithland Reservoir - Leicestershire
Swithland Reservoir is a reservoir in Leicestershire. It is near to the village of Swithland from which it takes its name. A dam at the north end is crossed by Kinchley Lane and the reservoir...
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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.
Soar Valley
The Soar Valley in Leicestershire, England is the basin of the River Soar, which rises south of Leicester and flows north through Charnwood before meeting the River Trent at Trent Lock on the Nottinghamshire border. Soar Valley embraces the large villages of Quorn, Mountsorrel, Barrow upon Soar, Birstall, Rothley and Sileby and a number of smaller communities all on or near the River Soar as it flows from Leicester to Loughborough in Leicestershire.
Barrow-upon-Soar railway station
Barrow-upon-Soar railway station serves the large village of Barrow-upon-Soar in Leicestershire, England. The station is located on the Midland Main Line between Leicester and Loughborough. The first station at Barrow was opened in 1840 by the Midland Counties Railway, which shortly joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway. It was originally known simply as Barrow, but became Barrow-upon-Soar in 1871.
Barrow upon Soar
Barrow upon Soar is a large village in northern Leicestershire, in the Soar Valley between Leicester and Loughborough. It has a population of around 5,000 and is part of the Charnwood local government district. It lies on the east bank of the River Soar at its confluence with the Fishpool Brook, and is just opposite the A6 from Quorn. The village is on the Midland Main Line, and Ivanhoe Line trains stop at the Barrow-upon-Soar railway station.
Walton on the Wolds
Walton on the Wolds is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. It has a population of around 250. It is near to Burton on the Wolds and Barrow upon Soar. It was the location of one series of Boon, starring Neil Morrissey. The series used the Tudor house, Kings Cote, as Boon's house.
Barrow upon Soar Rural District
The rural district of Barrow upon Soar in Leicestershire, England, existed from 1894 to 1974. It was established under the Local Government Act 1894 as a successor to the Barrow Rural Sanitary District, and therefore was also based on the Barrow Poor Law Union. It covered Barrow upon Soar and the surrounding area. It was increased by the disbanding of Loughborough Rural District in 1936, and also by the abolition of Quorndon urban district around then.
St Bartholomew's Church, Quorn
St Bartholomew's Church, Quorn is the Church of England parish church for Quorn, Leicestershire. It is a grade I listed, dating from 12th century-14th century with a later 1848 addition. The churchyard contains war graves of two army personnel of World War I and three of World War II.
Barrow upon Soar train crash
The Barrow Upon Soar train crash occurred on February 1, 2008 some 300 yards north west of Barrow-upon-Soar railway station in the suburbs of Loughborough. A train collided with a bridge which had been accidentally demolished by a lorry.
Quorn Hall
Quorn Hall is a grade II listed country house in the village of Quorn, Leicestershire. It is a three storey brick built house originally constructed circa 1680 but later much modified. It is situated on the east side of the village of Quorn in 12 acres of land through which runs the River Soar.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Barrow upon Soar.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Barrow, Barrow upon Soar
