Portishead
in North Somerset of England, United Kingdom
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Bristol International Airport (7 mi) - Bristol Filton Airport (8 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (25 mi)
- MOD St. Athan (29 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (33 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (33 mi)
- Gloucestershire Airport (38 mi)
- RAF Fairford (44 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (59 mi)
- Bournemouth Airport (63 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 21 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 103 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 121 mi)
- Knowle Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Celtic Manor Resort (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Brean Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Enmore Park Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Bristol Zoo (zoo, (6 mi)
- Brean Sands (amusement park, (17 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.482 and -2.770 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 28' 55" and W -2° 46' 11"
- 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: 10:42 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:50 am and 8:27 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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- This place on Geonames.org
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: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Delve into Portishead
Portishead in North Somerset (England) with it's 23,699 habitants is a city located in United Kingdom about 114 mi (or 183 km) west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Portishead is now 10:42 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports closer to Portishead, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Bristol International Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 12 km), South. 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 Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km), North. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 2 points of interest near this location. 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: Brockley, Kenn, Redwick, Yatton and Congresbury. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 42 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 67% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 61% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
7°C (45 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
7°C (44 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
12°C (53 °F)
9°C (47 °F)
Scattered clouds, fresh breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Best Western Walton Park
TRAVELODGE PORTISHEAD
Days Inn Bristol Welcome Break Service Area
Portishead
The Rising Sun
Videos from this area
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Venga Portishead
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Gatekeepers - Portishead Quay Marina
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Yacht Race, Portishead Winter Series part 2
Race 3 in the Winter Series. Too much sail up for the conditions (as usual !) Blue Pearl came first over the line and second on handicap. Eight boats took part with wind gusting up to 36 knots !
Sailing Cardiff to Portishead
Sailing the Bristol Channel on yacht Atiqa, from Cardiff to Portishead.
Portishead Quays Marina Lock
Portishead Quays Marina Lock, Inner Gate Opening, Sat 12th Feb 2011.
Portishead storm June 8 2012
Unusually stormy weather on the North Somerset coast. More like an autumnal atlantic storm.
Benefits Of Attending Lime Tree Dental Practice, Portishead.
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Ty Pennington in Portishead Short Version Pt 1
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Yacht Race, Portishead, Winter Series 3
Blue Pearl with too much sail up ............ I forgot to take the No. 3 genoa out ! Cold morning sailing in the Portishead Cruising Club, winter series race No.3.
Biodentine, A Patient Testimonial. Lime Tree Dental Practice, Portishead
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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.
Portishead Town F.C
Portishead Town F.C. , formerly Portishead A.F.C. , are a football club based in Portishead, Somerset, England founded in 1912. The club is affiliated to the Somerset County FA.
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm
Noah's Ark Zoo Farm is a 100-acre creationist zoo and entertainment centre based around a working farm—in Wraxall, North Somerset, about 6 miles from Bristol, England. The zoo has been criticised for promoting creationism and in December 2009 it was expelled from the zoo industry's regulatory body for bringing the association into disrepute following a BBC investigation into its links with the Great British Circus.
Limebreach Wood
Limebreach Wood is a woodland on the south side of the Tickenham Ridge, between Clevedon and Bristol. It is very close to the site of Cadbury Camp. It is an ancient woodland, with a high proportion of Small-leaved Lime trees. Part of the wood is managed as a nature reserve by Avon Wildlife Trust. The pyralid moth Salebriopsis albicilla occurs here. (Butterfly Conservation 2000)
Portishead Radio
Portishead Radio (callsign GKA) was a radio station in England that provided worldwide s and long-range aeronautical communications from 1928 until 2000. It was the world's largest and busiest radiotelephony station. In 1974, there were 154 radio operators who handled over 20 million words per year.
Portbury Ashlands
Portbury Ashlands which is now known as Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve is a nature reserve between Portishead and the Royal Portbury Dock in Somerset, England. It was formed from the redevelopment of the area of Portishead formerly occupied by two power stations. To the east of the harbour, an area known as "the Ashlands" was used for over 50 years to get rid of power station waste which was dumped into lagoons on the site. The Portishead power stations were coal-fed electric power stations.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Portishead, 포티스헤드, Portishead i Somerset, Портисхед
