Holwell
in Leicestershire of England, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
52.783 and -0.900 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 52° 46' 59" and W -0° 53' 59"
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: 12:54 AM (Sunday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:34 am and 8:27 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou
References
This place on Geonames.org
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

Touring Holwell

Holwell in Leicestershire (England) is a town located in United Kingdom about 94 mi (or 151 km) north of London, the country's capital place.

Time in Holwell is now 12:54 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports nearby Holwell, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Cottesmore in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), 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 Derwent Valley Mills in a distance of 23 mi (or 38 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: Langham, Ashwell, Oakham, Brooke and Market Overton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 49 °F

Morning Temperature 3°C / 38 °F
Evening Temperature 7°C / 44 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 40 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 74%
Air Pressure 1005 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

5°C (41 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

12°C (54 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

15°C (59 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Scattered clouds, fresh breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

BEST WESTERN SYSONBY KNOLL HTL

Address
1,1 mi
ASFORDBY ROAD
LE13 0HP Melton Mowbray
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Quorn Lodge

Address
1,2 mi
46 Asfordby Rd.
LE13 0HR Melton Mowbray
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


Scalford Hall

Address
1,3 mi
Melton Road 1
LE14 4UB Mowbray
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 23:00


The Noels Arms

Address
1,5 mi
31 Burton Street
LE13 1AE Melton Mowbray
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Melton Mowbray

Address
1,3 mi
5 NORMAN WAY
LE13 1JE MELTON MOWBRAY
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


Harboro

Address
1,5 mi
Burton St.
LE13 1AF Melton
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


Videos from this area

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

Melton Mowbray parkrun #9 14/03/2015

Published: March 15, 2015
Length: 22:46 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Andis Celinskis

Great atmosphere and lovely two-lap parkrun course with one cheeky hill. http://www.parkrun.org.uk/meltonmowbray/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=9.


Melton Mowbray in 1846: widescreen

Published: December 01, 2008
Length: 54:04 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: David Stirling

I found the illustration on a hand-drawn map of Melton Mowbray dated 1875. It was drawn from sketches taken in 1846 - the year the railway came to Melton. The artist was obviously no fan...


SSLT59 Arriving at Melton Mowbray Station

Published: May 31, 2012
Length: 49:42 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: DavesZed

Filmed from the signal box steps at Melton Mowbray station on 22nd May 2012 under it's usual headcode of 7X23. Sorry for the shakiness of the camera work in parts, but I'm only using my Nokia...


47727 + 395011 on 5X95 Old Dalby to Ashford at Melton Mowbray

Published: April 02, 2014
Length: 48:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MrDeltic15

Colas 47727 'Rebecca' drags SouthEastern Javelin 395011 'Katherine Grainger' at Melton Mowbray just after 19:00 working 5X95 Old Dalby to Ashford, the Hitachi EMU returning to home soil after...


Melton Mowbray; Leicester Rd and High St in the past

Published: March 16, 2008
Length: 10:32 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: David Stirling

This clip showing old photos of Leicester Road and High Street in Melton Mowbray comes from a DVD I published some years ago. The DVD is no longer available, but I've put all the the chapters...


Melton Mowbray; The Market Place in the past

Published: March 16, 2008
Length: 44:13 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: David Stirling

This clip showing old photos of the Market Place in Melton Mowbray comes from a DVD I published some years ago. The DVD is no longer available, but I've put all the the chapters on YouTube....


Melton Mowbray 'Then and now' no.1

Published: October 12, 2007
Length: 06:10 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: David Stirling

A view of Burton Street Bridge in Melton Mowbray taken from the church tower in about 1915. Today there's a never-ending stream of cars and lorries crossing the bridge. This photos come from...


Melton Mowbray, Town Centre, Market and Church, Leicestershire

Published: July 02, 2014
Length: 03:34 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Martin Brookes

Melton Mowbray, Town Centre, Market, St Mary's Church, Melton in Bloom, Leicestershire Police, Military Working Dog Bronze statue of German Shepherd by sculpture Lloyd Le Blanc, Melton Estates,...


70808 6C20 SLADE GREEN CROSS RAIL TO MOUNTSORREL @ MELTON MOWBRAY

Published: March 29, 2015
Length: 05:32 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Iain Wright

70808 6C20 SLADE GREEN CROSS RAIL TO MOUNTSORREL @ MELTON MOWBRAY.


St Mary's Church, Melton Mowbray Leicestershire

Published: July 02, 2014
Length: 14:08 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Martin Brookes

St Mary's Church, Melton Mowbray Leicestershire.


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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.

Melton Rural District

Melton was a rural district in Leicestershire, England from 1894 to 1935. It was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894 as a successor to the Melton Rural Sanitary District. It entirely surrounded, but did not include, Melton Mowbray Under the County Review Orders of the 1930s it was merged with the Belvoir Rural District to form a larger Melton and Belvoir Rural District, with Eye Kettleby and parts of other parishes going to Melton Mowbray Urban District.

Located at 52.8, -0.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
History of Leicestershire, Local government in Leicestershire, Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894, Rural districts of England

Melton Mowbray railway station

Melton Mowbray railway station serves the town of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and operated by East Midlands Trains (EMT) train operating company (TOC). The station is on the (as built) Syston and Peterborough Railway, the line is now part of the much bigger Birmingham to Peterborough Line. CrossCountry operate the majority of services as part of their Birmingham to Stansted Airport route. The station lies between Leicester and Peterborough stations.

Located at 52.761, -0.886 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Melton Mowbray, Railway stations in Leicestershire, Former Midland Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1848, Railway stations served by East Midlands Trains, Railway stations served by CrossCountry, DfT Category E stations

Egerton Park

The Egerton Park Ground is a cricket ground based in the town of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. It held three Leicestershire games in between 1946 and 1948 with Leicestershire hosting Somerset, Lancashire and Kent. It is still the home ground of Egerton Park CC.

Located at 52.7649, -0.893428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cricket grounds in Leicestershire

River Eye, Leicestershire

The River Eye is a river in north-eastern Leicestershire that becomes the Wreake. The Eye rises at Bescaby, about six miles (10 km) north-east of Melton Mowbray. It flows east towards Saltby, where it turns south and flows past Sproxton, Coston and Garthorpe. At Saxby it turns west and flows by Stapleford, Freeby, Wyfordby, Brentingby and Thorpe Arnold. At Swan's Nest it enters Melton Mowbray, where it flows under bridges at Burton Road and Leicester Road.

Located at 52.7629, -0.9053 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Rivers of Leicestershire

Sysonby Knoll

Sysonby Knoll was built as a country house in 1911 by the Thurman family of Riverside Farm, Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England. There have been a succession of owners, the most recent being the Booth family, who purhased the house in 1965 and converted it into a hotel. The hotel has 30 en-suite bedrooms and a locally well respected restaurant, serving lunches and evening meals as well as Sunday Lunch.

Located at 52.766, -0.904 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Leicestershire

Melton Mowbray North railway station

Melton Mowbray North railway station was a railway station in Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, United Kingdom on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. The station was built of red brick but with lavish ornamentation in the classical style. There were two platforms connected by a subway.

Located at 52.7684, -0.8867 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Disused railway stations in Leicestershire, Railway stations opened in 1879, Railway stations closed in 1953

Melton Carnegie Museum

The Melton Carnegie Museum is a museum in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, which documents the history of the market town. It is managed by Leicestershire County Council and supported by Melton Borough Council and is Heritage Lottery Funded.

Located at 52.7646, -0.880978 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Melton Mowbray, Visitor attractions in Leicestershire, Museums in Leicestershire, Local museums in Leicestershire

St Mary's Church, Melton Mowbray

St Mary's Church, Melton Mowbray is a parish church in the Church of England located in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.

Located at 52.7636, -0.886389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Melton Mowbray, Church of England churches in Leicestershire, Grade I listed churches, Grade I listed buildings in Leicestershire