Wittenham
in Oxfordshire of England, United Kingdom

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
51.633 and -1.217 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 51° 37' 59" and W -1° 13' 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: 11:33 AM (Sunday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:39 am and 8:24 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-43.750 and 173.083 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Le Bons Bay
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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10

Delve into Wittenham

Wittenham in Oxfordshire (England) is a town located in United Kingdom about 48 mi (or 77 km) west of London, the country's capital town.

Time in Wittenham is now 11:33 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports closer to Wittenham, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RAF Benson in a distance of 5 mi (or 9 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 City of Bath in a distance of 25 mi (or 41 km), South-West. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are some options within driving distance. 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: Oxford, Frilford, Upper Basildon, Farnborough and Winterbourne. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 5°C / 42 °F

Morning Temperature 5°C / 41 °F
Evening Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Night Temperature 4°C / 39 °F
Chance of rainfall 16%
Air Humidity 96%
Air Pressure 1006 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Monday, 29th of April 2024

13°C (55 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

15°C (59 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, scattered clouds.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

17°C (63 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

De Vere Oxford Thames

Address
5,5 mi
Henley Road 1
OX4 4GX Oxford
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 12:00 - 12:00
Weekend: 12:00 - 12:00


The George Relaxinnz

Address
2,3 mi
High Street
OX10 7HH Dorchester
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:30 - 22:30
Weekend: 7:30 - 22:30


Kingswell

Address
4,0 mi
Reading Road
OX11 0LZ Harwell,Didcot
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 23:00 (lunchbreak: 23:00 - 7:00)


Shillingford Bridge

Address
3,4 mi
Shillingford Road 1
OX10 8LZ Shillingford Hill,Wallingford
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


Hampton by Hilton Oxford

Address
5,7 mi
Grenoble Road
OX4 4XP Oxford
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


Holiday Inn Express OXFORD - KASSAM STADIUM

Address
5,7 mi
Grenoble Road
OX4 4XP OXFORD
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Oxford South (Didcot)

Address
2,3 mi
MILTON HEIGHTS MILTON, NR DIDCOT
OX14 4TX Didcot
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


Abingdon

Address
4,3 mi
MARCHAM ROAD ABINGDON
OX14 1AD OXFORD
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


Videos from this area

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

Didcot Railway Centre GWR 175 Main Gala Part 2

Published: May 02, 2010
Length: 03:24 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: harry4468

The second of my videos from the Didcot Railway Centre GWR 175 Main Gala. The engines in this video are: GWR 1400 Class No.1450 from the Dean Forest Railway GWR Firefly Class Firefly Replica...


GWR Firefly Class Firefly Replica 2

Published: September 01, 2009
Length: 20:17 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: harry4468

GWR Firefly Class Firefly Replica Trip on the Broad Guage replica track at the Didcot Railway Centre sorry about the jerkiness it was a bumpy ride. The broad guage track at the centre includes...


Didcot Railway Centre GWR 175 Main Gala Part 1

Published: May 02, 2010
Length: 11:35 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: harry4468

The first of my videos from the Didcot Railway Centre GWR 175 Main Gala they were steaming all 6 of the rented in engines as well the Firefly replica and 4300 class. Early in the morning a...


LNER Peppercorn A1 Class No.60163 Tornado

Published: September 01, 2009
Length: 18:47 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: harry4468

LNER Peppercorn A1 Class No.60163 Tornado reversing onto one of the shed roads to get to the water point at the Didcot Railway Centre. Since its first steaming it spent a couple of months of...


GWR Railmotor No.93 @ Didcot Railway Centre

Published: September 02, 2012
Length: 01:03 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: citytransportinfo

The GWR Railmotor No.93 at the Didcot Railway Centre. A Railmotor is a self powered passenger carriage which includes a small steam engine at one end. This film includes both lineside...


5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe 'Cathedrals Express' 17.09.2011

Published: September 18, 2011
Length: 55:37 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: HomeMoviePerson

GWR Castle Class 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' became the first steam locomotive since 1963 to run on the newly redoubled Cotswold Line. To mark the occasion, First Great Western gave Vintage...


GWR 5700 Class No.3738

Published: May 25, 2008
Length: 28:04 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: harry4468

GWR 5700 Class No.3738 going passed on the main demonstration line at http://www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk. This the enigne that pulled the train for my video up the demo line. The 5700 Class...


Паровоз 5322. Музей в Дидкоте

Published: May 11, 2014
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Дмитрий Сутягин

Музей Didcot Railway Centre (Великобритания, г. Дидкот). Показательные поездки в беговой день 21.04.2014. В кадре: 1. Регуля...


Didcot Railway Centre. Day out with Thomas shuttle train.

Published: October 07, 2011
Length: 38:02 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Matthew Geier

A Cross-Country voyager roars past on the Didcot Parkway avoiding line just before the little tank engine choofs past with two coaches. It was not planned to be at the centre of a Thomas day,...


A Ride Through Didcot, Oxfordshire

Published: June 17, 2012
Length: 01:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: WiltshireByways

A short ride though Didcot, 02.06.12.


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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.

Pendon Museum

Pendon Museum, located in Long Wittenham near Didcot, Oxfordshire, England, displays scale models of typical scenes on the Great Western Railway (GWR) of the 1920s centred on working scale model railways. It should be noted that the railway in the main scene is incidental to the museum's main object which is to create a typical village in a representation of the Vale of White Horse as it might have been in the 1920s and 1930s.

Located at 51.6377, -1.21822 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Museums in Oxfordshire, Railway museums in England, Model railroads, Miniature railways

Clifton Hampden Bridge

Clifton Hampden Bridge is a road bridge crossing the River Thames in Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire, England, situated on the reach below Clifton Lock. Originally it joined Oxfordshire on the north bank with Berkshire on the south but in 1974 the area on the south bank was transferred from Berkshire to Oxfordshire. The bridge replaced a ferry service which had operated on the site since at least the early 14th century.

Located at 51.6546, -1.21056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Bridges completed in 1867, Bridges across the River Thames, Bridges in Oxfordshire, George Gilbert Scott buildings and structures

The Barley Mow, Clifton Hampden

The Barley Mow is a historic public house, just south of the River Thames near the bridge at Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire, England.

Located at 51.6537, -1.20919 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1352 establishments, Public houses in Oxfordshire, Grade II listed buildings in Oxfordshire, Buildings and structures on the River Thames, Timber framed buildings, Thatched buildings, Grade II listed public houses

Clifton Lock

Clifton Lock is a lock on River Thames in Oxfordshire, England. It is located south of the village of Clifton Hampden and north of Long Wittenham. It is at the start of the Clifton Cut, which bypasses the river to the north of Long Wittenham. The lock was completed in 1822 by the Thames Navigation Commissioners. The main weir, which was built thirteen years later than the lock, runs across the old navigation of the river. A smaller weir runs just above the lock.

Located at 51.6484, -1.2108 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1822 establishments in England, Locks of Oxfordshire, Locks on the River Thames

Appleford railway station

Appleford railway station serves the village of Appleford-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England. It is about 8 miles south of Oxford on the Cherwell Valley Line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by First Great Western.

Located at 51.64, -1.242 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in Oxfordshire, Former Great Western Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1844, Railway stations closed in 1849, Railway stations opened in 1933, Railway stations served by First Great Western, DfT Category F2 stations

Reaction Engines Limited

Reaction Engines Limited (REL) is a British aerospace company based in Oxfordshire, England.

Located at 51.6572, -1.23046 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Space programme of the United Kingdom, Aerospace companies of the United Kingdom

Appleford Railway Bridge

Appleford Railway Bridge carries the Cherwell Valley Line from Didcot to Oxford across the River Thames near the village of Appleford-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. It crosses the Thames on the reach between Clifton Lock and Culham Lock. The bridge was under construction in December 1843.

Located at 51.6439, -1.24073 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Bridges in Oxfordshire, Railway bridges in England, Bridges across the River Thames

Culham Centre for Fusion Energy

The Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE), located at the Culham Science Centre, near Culham, Oxfordshire, is the site of the Joint European Torus (JET), Mega Ampere Spherical Tokamak (MAST) and the now closed Small Tight Aspect Ratio Tokamak (START). Since September 2008 the director has been Professor Steven Cowley, and the centre has been engaged in work towards the final detailed design of ITER as well as preparatory work in support of DEMO.

Located at 51.6588, -1.2282 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Fusion reactors, Tokamaks, Research institutes in Oxfordshire, Research and development in the United Kingdom, Nuclear technology in the United Kingdom, Science parks in the United Kingdom, Nuclear energy in the United Kingdom