Aston Rowant
in Oxfordshire of England, United Kingdom
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RAF Benson (8 mi) - Oxford (Kidlington) Airport (19 mi)
- Blackbushe Airport (25 mi)
- London Heathrow Airport (26 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (27 mi)
- London Luton Airport (28 mi)
- Farnborough Airport (29 mi)
- Fairoaks Airport (29 mi)
- RAF Fairford (36 mi)
- Southampton Airport (54 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 17 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Tower of London (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 119 mi)
- Aylesbury Park Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Ellesborough Golf Club (Golf course, 11 mi)
- Blue Mountain Golf and Conference Center (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Frilford Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Castle Royle Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Ivinghoe Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Calcot Park Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Downshire Golf Complex (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Billingbear Park Golf Course (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Westhill Golf Club (Golf course, 30 mi)
- Legoland Windsor (amusement park, (20 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.685 and -0.950 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 41' 5" and W -0° 57' 0"
- 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: 06:34 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:42 am and 8:20 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay - 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: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Touring Aston Rowant
Aston Rowant in Oxfordshire (England) with it's 287 residents is a town located in United Kingdom about 37 mi (or 60 km) west of London, the country's capital place.
Time in Aston Rowant is now 06:34 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports nearby Aston Rowant, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Benson in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), South-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 Blenheim Palace in a distance of 17 mi (or 28 km), North-East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. We collected 1 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: Remenham, Aylesbury, Hurley, Wargrave and Bisham. 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 | 2°C / 35 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 54% |
| Air Pressure | 1003 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 81% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
6°C (43 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
7°C (44 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
13°C (56 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Mercure Thame Lambert Hotel
Fox Country Hotel Main Road
Kings
Fox Country Inn
Peacock
The Spread Eagle
The Oxfordshire
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Videos from this area
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My Brother's Keeper (1948) showing Aston Rowant railway station on the Watlington Branch Line, Oxon
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Chinnor Windmill gets its Sails - September 2014
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Chinnor windmill is lifted onto its post
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Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway
Spring Holiday at Chinnor and Princes Risborough Rail.
Driver's eye view of the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway
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Evolution Xmas Party Chinnor 2007
Shot at the Evolution xmas party at chinnor social club, 22nd December 2007.
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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.
Stokenchurch BT Tower
Stokenchurch BT Tower is a telecommunication tower built of reinforced concrete at Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire, England. It is one of the few British towers built of reinforced concrete. Located 242 metres above sea level, it dates from 1963 and is 97.5 metres tall. There are four platforms at the top that are used to attach microwave transmission drums and other antennas.
Stokenchurch Gap
The Stokenchurch Gap, also known as the Aston Rowant Cutting or Aston Hill cutting (from the nearby village of Aston Rowant), or locally "The Canyon" is a steep chalk cutting, constructed through the Chiltern Hills in Oxfordshire, England during the early 1970s for the M40 motorway. It is 1,200 metres long and a maximum of 47 metres deep, and is located approximately eight miles (13 km) from High Wycombe and close to the village of Stokenchurch.
Aston Rowant railway station
Aston Rowant railway station was opened in 1872 and was a part of the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway. Having closed in 1961, there have been proposals to reopen the station not only to the heritage services of the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway, but also National Rail commuter services operated by Chiltern Railways.
London Parachute School
The London Parachute School is a BPA affiliated parachuting centre and skydiving drop zone at Chiltern Park Aerodrome at Ipsden, near Wallingford, Oxfordshire The drop zone operates a Turbine Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. The centre provides student training in the Ram Air Progression System, Accelerated Freefall (AFF) and tandem skydiving.
Lewknor Bridge Halt railway station
Lewknor Bridge Halt railway station was a halt on the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway which the Great Western Railway opened in 1906 to serve the Oxfordshire village of Lewknor. The opening of the halt was part of a GWR attempt to encourage more passengers on the line at a time when competition from bus services was drawing away patronage.
Kingston Crossing Halt railway station
Kingston Crossing Halt railway station was a halt on the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway which the Great Western Railway opened in 1906 to serve the Oxfordshire village of Kingston Blount. The opening of the halt was part of a GWR attempt to encourage more passengers on the line at a time when competition from bus services was drawing away patronage.
Aston Rowant NNR
Aston Rowant Nature Reserve is located on the western escarpment of the Chiltern Hills near Stokenchurch on the Oxfordshire - Buckinghamshire border in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty The reserve is in several sections, divided by the M40 motorway in the Aston Rowant Cutting. Most of the reserve is in the parishes of Aston Rowant and Lewknor in Oxfordshire; smaller sections are in the parish of Stokenchurch in Buckinghamshire.
Butt's Way
Butt's Way is a cricket ground between the villages of Aston Rowant and Kingston Blount, Oxfordshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1987, when Oxfordshire played their first Minor Counties Championship match on the ground against Buckinghamshire. From 1987 to 1998, the ground hosted 5 Minor Counties Championship matches. The ground has also held 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches, the last of which came in 2007 against Buckinghamshire.
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