Canford Magna
in Poole of England, United Kingdom
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Bournemouth Airport (5 mi) - Southampton Airport (29 mi)
- RNAS Yeovilton (34 mi)
- Bembridge Airport (38 mi)
- RAF Lyneham (50 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (53 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (58 mi)
- RAF Fairford (62 mi)
- RAF Brize Norton (69 mi)
- Dorset and East Devon Coast (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- City of Bath (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 93 mi)
- Knighton Heath Golf Club (Golf course, 2 mi)
- Ferndown Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Ashley Wood Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Burley Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Bramshaw Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.784 and -1.956 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 47' 2" and W -1° 57' 19"
- 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: 11:56 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:48 am and 8:21 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
Discover Canford Magna
Canford Magna in Poole (England) is a place in United Kingdom about 94 mi (or 151 km) south-west of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Canford Magna is now 11:56 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports near Canford Magna, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Bournemouth Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 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 Dorset and East Devon Coast in a distance of 42 mi (or 67 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Poole, Bournemouth, Bower Chalke, Bishopstone and Ansty. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 88% |
| Air Pressure | 1002 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
11°C (51 °F)
6°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
6°C (43 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Number 9
The Bridge House
Washington House Hotel
Hallmark Hotel & Spa
Harbour Heights
Loch Fyne Restaurant and Hotel Poole
The Living Room
TRAVELODGE POOLE
Parkstone Guest House
Poole North
Videos from this area
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A Ride Through Wimborne Minster, Dorset
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Wimborne Minster Tower Clock Mechanism
This shows a few 'ticks' of the Wimborne Minster Tower Clock. The works were built in the 1740's by William Monk. The 'face' of the clock is much older - it probably dates from the late 1300s.
Escape To The Country, Old Church, Ashington, Wimborne, Dorset
Excerpt from BBC's Escape To The Country featuring The Old Church, Ashington.
Anonymous Morris Dance Not Not for Joe
Anonymous Morris performing the dance, "Not Not for Joe" at Wimborne Minster Folk Festival 2013.
Deans Court, Wimborne, Dorset
Wimborne Food Festival
Scenes from the Wimborne Food Festival.
Weddings at Deans Court, Wimborne, Dorset
Woodside Morris Men dance Vandals, Wimborne Folk Festival 2011 at the Olive Branch
Woodside perform Vandals of Hammerwich at the Wimborne Folk Festival 2011, dancing in the car park of the Olive Branch pub, where we had just enjoyed a very pleasant dinner.
Chequered Flag Wimborne 2012 (1).MP4
Appalachian Dance.
Touring and Tenting the Shorefield Way
A glimpse of what you can expect on a Camping & Touring Holiday at one of our 5 Fantastic Touring Parks.
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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.
Colehill
Colehill is a parish, neighbouring Wimborne Minster, in Dorset, England, with a population of 7,000 (2001).
Merley
Merley is a large housing estate in the borough of Poole, a mile (2 km) south of Wimborne Minster. Originally called Myrle, Merley was a manor in the tithing of Great Canford. The village merges with that of Oakley, and the housing estate was originally going to be called "Oakley Garden Village", note Oakley Shops and other signposts around the community but the name was changed. The housing estate only covers part of the area that was originally called Merley/Myrle.
Canford School
Canford School is a coeducational independent school for both day and boarding pupils, in the village of Canford Magna, near to the market town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset, in South West England. The school was founded in 1923. There are approximately 630 pupils at Canford, organised into houses and ranging in age from thirteen to eighteen. John Lever is currently the Headmaster; Richard Knott is currently the Second Master.
Bearwood, Dorset
Bearwood is a suburb of the Dorset town of Poole in the UK. Although some think of it being in neighbouring Bournemouth as there is only one access road from the rest of Poole (and several from Bournemouth). Bearwood is centred around a supermarket and medical and neighbourhood centre in King John Avenue. The area was mainly developed in the 1980s on what had been open heathland. The roads are named after titles of English nobility and people linked to the signing of the Magna Carta.
Canford Magna
Canford Magna is a village in Dorset, England. The village is situated just south of the River Stour and lies in between the towns of Wimborne Minster and Poole. The village is the site of the boarding school - Canford School. The school was previously the mansion and estate of Lord Wimborne. A golf club lies on the edge of the village and the school. The village has a mixture of thatch and brick buildings, mostly serving as residences for teaching staff.
Wimborne railway station
Wimborne was a railway station in Wimborne Minster in the county of Dorset in England. Open from 1 June 1847 to 2 May 1977, it was sited just north of the River Stour in what is still Station Road. Built for the Southampton and Dorchester Railway, the station was operated from the start by the London and South Western Railway, which took over ownership in 1848.
Lady Wimborne Bridge
The Lady Wimborne Bridge is a bridge that brought the age of rail to the town of Wimborne in Dorset, England. Long heralded by the denizens of the medieval market town, pilgrims would camp under its ornate stone and cheer the advent of each steam train to pass overhead.
All Saints Church, Hampreston
All Saints Church is the parish church of Hampreston, Dorset, England.
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