Athelney
in Somerset of England, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
51.056 and -2.932 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 51° 3' 22" and W -2° 55' 55"
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: 04:53 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:08 am and 8:13 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou
References
This place on Wikipedia
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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: 2024-04-17 08:01:42

Explore Athelney

Athelney in Somerset (England) is a city in United Kingdom about 125 mi (or 202 km) west of London, the country's capital.

Local time in Athelney is now 04:53 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Athelney, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is RNAS Yeovilton in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 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 Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 50 mi (or 80 km), North. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Taunton, Bleadon, Hutton, Weston-super-Mare and St. Georges. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F

Morning Temperature 2°C / 35 °F
Evening Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Night Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 62%
Air Pressure 1026 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Few clouds, covering 18% of sky
General Conditions Few clouds

Friday, 19th of April 2024

12°C (53 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

10°C (50 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

11°C (51 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Thatched Cottage Shepton Mallet

Address
4,8 mi
63-67 Charlton Road
BA4 5QF Somerset
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 00:00 - Checkin: 00:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:30 - 23:00 (lunchbreak: 15:00 - 17:00)
Weekend: 7:30 - 23:00


BBs Letting Rooms

Address
5,9 mi
114 Friarn Street
TA6 3LJ Bridgwater
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


TRAVELODGE BRIDGWATER M5

Address
4,3 mi
FIRST MOTORWAY SERVICES M5 SERVICE AREA, HUNTWORTH BUSINESS PARK
TA6 6TS BRIDGWATER
United Kingdom

Time Information

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


WALNUT TREE HOTEL

Address
4,4 mi
87 FORE STREET NORTH PETHERTON
TA6 6QA BRIDGWATER
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: - 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.

Canal and River Cycle, 'King Alfred's Hillfort Area , Burrowbridge', Part 9, Sept 2014, by Sheila

Published: October 04, 2014
Length: 23:44 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: semw52

This video is just one of 11 Parts as I cycle along the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal until bridge 21 and then cycle for a short distance through the Lyng villages and then onto Athelney and...


Directory People Somerset

Published: August 29, 2014
Length: 41:39 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Directory People

The Directory for local business owners in Somerset UK, Offers optional listings that include Google Streetview, Google Local Businessview, Internal and External Business Maps & every village...


£2500 for a Water Vole?

Published: April 01, 2015
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: WaterMillBilly

The UK Environment Agency spend £135000 moving water voles around the country. YouTubed - as the BBC Points West local program disappears after 24 hours... = a feature that many subjects...


Steam South West 29-30th Sept

Published: October 03, 2012
Length: 13:56 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: RailPhotoAnthology

The Cathedrals Express - Maidenhead-Kingswear 60163 Tornado - Stoke St Gregory - Sun 30th Sept The West Somerset Steam Express - London Paddington-Minehead - 34067 Tangmere - Athelney ...


How to use Outback Organics Gold peelable wax - video #1 - the butter technique

Published: February 26, 2014
Length: 32:10 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Outback Organics

Outback Organics Wax products video, waxing video demonstration, The 'Butter' Technique This video is the first in a series of online tutorials, featuring brand ambassador Andy Rouillard demonstra...


Swift Sterling Eccles Caravans Dealers Parts Accessories Repairs

Published: January 16, 2013
Length: 27:35 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: DavanUK

Swift Sterling Eccles Caravans Dealers Parts Accessories Repairs Maintenance http://www.davan.co.uk/caravans/new-caravans-in-stock-now/


Bryce Suma HD180

Published: April 25, 2014
Length: 12:31 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Perrett Fencing

Our first drive and thoughts on the Bryce Suma HD180 tracked post banger. Definitely more professional at our fencing then filming ourselves, but thought it would be good for all to see....


Camper Van Conversions Company AW Leisure

Published: April 12, 2012
Length: 00:46 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: AWCamperConversions

http://www.conversionscompany.com AW Leisure are Professional providers of Van Conversions from Volkswagen, T4, T5, Dayvan, Motorhomes, Transporters, Vans, Smev, Waeco, bespoke vans and ...


Mountain Biking on The Quantocks.

Published: August 18, 2012
Length: 04:53 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jonney Reay

A quick tast of the Quantocks, some of the great single track descents on this fabulous mountain bike location.


Fox Shooting in the UK with the .204 Ruger

Published: October 04, 2014
Length: 41:25 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: varminteruk

Fox Shooting in the Somerset UK with the .204 ruger. These are some old clips that ive put together with Sony Vegas Pro 13, i wanted to get some practice in with the programe before the Game...


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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.

Burrow Mump

Burrow Mump is a hill and historic site overlooking Southlake Moor in the village of Burrowbridge in Taunton Deane, Somerset, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Burrow Mump is also known as St Michael's Borough or Tutteyate. Both words Burrow and Mump mean hill.

Located at 51.0684, -2.92049 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hills of Somerset, Somerset Levels, Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Somerset, Grade II listed buildings in Somerset

Athelney Abbey

Athelney Abbey, established in the county of Somerset, England, was founded by King Alfred in 888, as a religious house for monks of the Order of St. Benedict. It was dedicated to our Blessed Saviour, St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. Egelwine.

Located at 51.0593, -2.93458 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Benedictine monasteries in England, Monasteries in Somerset, 888 establishments in England, 1540 disestablishments in England, Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Somerset, Christian monasteries established in the 9th century


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Athelney